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Senate Bill S7386

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that the fall primary day in 2018 shall be the first Thursday following the second Monday in September

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2017-S7386 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-100, El L

2017-S7386 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the fall primary day in 2018 shall be the first Thursday following the second Monday in September.

2017-S7386 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7386 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7386
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the  day  of  the  fall
   primary;  and  providing  for  the  repeal of such provisions upon the
   expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 1 of section 8-100 of the
 election law, as amended by chapter 17 of the laws of 2007,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
   (a) A primary election, to be known as the fall primary, shall be held
 on  the  first  [Tuesday]  THURSDAY after the second Monday in September
 before every general election unless otherwise changed by an act of  the
 legislature. In each year in which electors of president and vice presi-
 dent  of  the  United  States  are  to  be elected an additional primary
 election, to be known as the spring primary, shall be held on the  first
 Tuesday  in  February unless otherwise changed by an act of the legisla-
 ture, for the purpose of electing delegates to the national  convention,
 members of state and county committees and assembly district leaders and
 associate assembly district leaders.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed December 31, 2018.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14146-01-8

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