Senate Bill S6955

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Changes the date of the fall 2018 primary

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

  • 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-S6955 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Elections

2017-S6955 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Changes the date of the 2018 fall primary to Thursday, September 13.

2017-S6955 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6955 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6955
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to require the 2018 fall primary be held on  Thursday,  September
   13,  2018  and  the  political  calendar  be adjusted accordingly; and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of subdivi-
 sion 1 of section 8-100 of the election law, the 2018 fall primary shall
 be  held  on  Thursday,  September  13, 2018, and the political calendar
 shall be adjusted accordingly.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire on Decem-
 ber 31, 2018 when upon such date the provisions of  this  act  shall  be
 deemed repealed.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13791-01-7

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