Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 21, 2017 |
signed chap.173 |
Aug 09, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
May 22, 2017 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.684 substituted for s5258 |
May 22, 2017 |
substituted by a280 |
May 03, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
May 02, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
May 01, 2017 |
1st report cal.684 |
Mar 17, 2017 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S5258
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A280 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2017-S5258 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S5258 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5258 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to determining how candidates are placed on a ballot for separate elections of males and females PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To establish a process by which county boards of election or the New York City Board of Elections will choose whether to place the male or female candidates first on the ballot in a contest for political party positions that requires separate elections of male and female candidates for the party position. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends Section 7-116 of the election law to add subdivision 7. JUSTIFICATION : The bill will ensure that there is a process for determining whether the male or female candidates for a party position are listed first on a ballot and that the process is fair through random selection.
2017-S5258 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5258 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- 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 determining how candi- dates are placed on a ballot for separate elections of males and females THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 7-116 of the election law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 7. WHENEVER A COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS OR THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK MUST CONDUCT A PRIMARY ELECTION IN THE RESPECTIVE COUNTY OR THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN WHICH SEPARATE CONTESTS FOR BOTH MALE AND FEMALE CANDIDATES FOR THE SAME PARTY POSITION ARE TO BE PRINTED UPON THE BALLOTS, THE RESPECTIVE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS OR THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL DETERMINE BY LOT WHETHER TO FIRST PRINT THE CONTEST FOR THE MALE CANDIDATES OR THE CONTEST FOR THE FEMALE CANDIDATES. AFTER SUCH DETERMINATION, THE SAME ORDER SHALL BE USED FOR ALL BALLOTS PRINTED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY OR CITY OF NEW YORK AND FOR ALL CONTESTS WHERE THERE ARE ELECTIONS SEPARATED BY MALE AND FEMALE CANDIDATES FOR THE SAME PARTY POSITION. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01302-01-7
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