S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8866
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
December 18, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, CUSICK -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the election of trus-
tees of the Long Island Power Authority
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraphs (h) and (i) of subdivision 2 of section 6-142 of
the election law, as amended by chapter 79 of the laws of 1992, are
amended to read as follows:
(h) [for the office of trustee of the Long Island Power Authority,
five hundred;
(i)] for any office to be filled by the voters of any political subdi-
vision contained within another political subdivision except as herein
otherwise provided, not to exceed the number of signatures required for
the larger subdivision.
§ 2. Subdivision 7 of section 14-100 of the election law, as amended
by chapter 480 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows:
7. "candidate" means an individual who seeks nomination for election,
or election, to any public office or party position to be voted for at a
primary, general or special or New York city community school district
election [or election for trustee of the Long Island Power Authority,]
whether or not the public office or party position has been specifically
identified at such time and whether or not such individual is nominated
or elected, and, for purposes of this subdivision, an individual shall
be deemed to seek nomination for election, or election, to an office or
position, if he OR SHE has (1) taken the action necessary to qualify
himself OR HERSELF for nomination for election, or election, or (2)
received contributions or made expenditures, given his OR HER consent
for any other person to receive contributions or make expenditures, with
a view to bringing about his OR HER nomination for election, or
election, to any office or position at any time whether in the year in
which such contributions or expenditures are made or at any other time;
and
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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