Senate Bill S5258

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to determining how candidates are placed on a ballot for separate elections of males and females

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A280 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S5258 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A280
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-116, El L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A6999

2017-S5258 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to determining how candidates are placed on a ballot for separate elections of males and females.

2017-S5258 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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