Assembly Bill A5979A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to signatures for designating petitions for political subdivisions outside the city of New York and the counties of Erie and Nassau

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  • 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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2019-A5979 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4350
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6-136, El L

2019-A5979 - Summary

Relates to signatures for designating petitions for political subdivisions outside the city of New York and the counties of Erie and Nassau; must be signed by not less than three and three-quarters per centum.

2019-A5979 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5979
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to signatures  for  desig-
   nating  petitions  for  political subdivisions outside the city of New
   York; 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. Section 6-136 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF THIS SECTION, FOR DESIGNATING
 PETITIONS FOR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS  OUTSIDE  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK,
 EXCEPT  FOR THE POSITION OF MEMBER OF WARD, TOWN, CITY OR COUNTY COMMIT-
 TEE, SUCH PETITIONS MUST BE SIGNED BY NOT LESS  THAN  THREE  AND  THREE-
 QUARTERS  PER  CENTUM, AS DETERMINED BY THE PRECEDING ENROLLMENT, OF THE
 THEN ENROLLED VOTERS OF THE PARTY RESIDING WITHIN THE POLITICAL UNIT  IN
 WHICH  THE  OFFICE  OR  POSITION IS TO BE VOTED FOR (EXCLUDING VOTERS IN
 INACTIVE STATUS). THE REDUCTIONS PROVIDED BY SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF  THIS
 SECTION  AS ADDED BY CHAPTER SEVENTEEN OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND NINE-
 TEEN SHALL ALSO APPLY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire  December
 31,  2019 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.
                                                            LBD10192-01-9

co-Sponsors

2019-A5979A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4350
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6-136, El L

2019-A5979A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to signatures for designating petitions for political subdivisions outside the city of New York and the counties of Erie and Nassau; must be signed by not less than three and three-quarters per centum.

2019-A5979A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5979--A
                                                          Cal. No. 91
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JONES, JACOBSON, WOERNER, D'URSO -- read once and
   referred  to the Committee on Election Law -- reported from committee,
   advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,  retaining
   its place on the order of third reading

 AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to signatures for desig-
   nating petitions for certain political subdivisions; 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.  Section  6-136 of the election law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS  SECTION,  FOR  DESIGNATING
 PETITIONS  FOR  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISIONS OUTSIDE THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND
 THE COUNTIES OF ERIE AND NASSAU, EXCEPT FOR THE POSITION  OF  MEMBER  OF
 WARD,  TOWN,  CITY OR COUNTY COMMITTEE, SUCH PETITIONS MUST BE SIGNED BY
 NOT LESS THAN THREE AND THREE-QUARTERS PER CENTUM, AS DETERMINED BY  THE
 PRECEDING  ENROLLMENT, OF THE THEN ENROLLED VOTERS OF THE PARTY RESIDING
 WITHIN THE POLITICAL UNIT IN WHICH THE OFFICE OR POSITION IS TO BE VOTED
 FOR (EXCLUDING VOTERS IN INACTIVE STATUS). THE  REDUCTIONS  PROVIDED  BY
 SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF  THIS SECTION AS ADDED BY CHAPTER SEVENTEEN OF THE
 LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN SHALL ALSO APPLY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire  December
 31,  2019 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.
                                                            LBD10192-04-9

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