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Assembly Bill A9889

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to changing the timing of when state committees shall assume certain legal authority

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2019-A9889 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2-112, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A8475
2023-2024: A3929

2019-A9889 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Changes the timing of when state committees shall assume certain legal authority.

2019-A9889 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9889
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to changing the timing of
   when state committees shall assume certain legal authority
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 1 of section 2-112 of
 the  election  law,  as  added  by  chapter  42 of the laws of 2019, are
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) Every state committee shall meet no earlier than September  seven-
 teenth  and  no  later  than  October  first following the June primary.
 Until such organization meeting,  the  existing  state  committee  shall
 exercise  all  legal  authority. Upon the [conclusion] CONVENING of such
 organization meeting, the new state committee  shall  assume  all  legal
 authority vested in the previously organized state committee.
   (b) Every county committee shall meet no earlier than September seven-
 teenth  and  no  later  than  October  sixth following the June primary.
 Until such organization meeting, the  existing  county  committee  shall
 exercise  all  legal  authority. Upon the [conclusion] CONVENING of such
 organization meeting, the new county committee shall  assume  all  legal
 authority vested in the previously organized county committee.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15131-01-0

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