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Senate Bill S1628

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to state party names; repealer

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2019-S1628 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2-124, rpld §2-124 sb 4, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S1851

2019-S1628 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a state party from using the word "Independent" or "Independence" in its name.

2019-S1628 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1628 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1628
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SKOUFIS, BIAGGI -- 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  prohibition  of  state
   party  names; and to repeal subdivision 4 of section 2-124 of such law
   relating thereto

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section 2-124 of the election law, as
 amended by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
   2. The name of a party shall be in the English language and shall  not
 include  the  words  "American",  "United States", "National", "New York
 State", "INDEPENDENCE" OR  "INDEPENDENT",  OR  "Empire  State",  or  any
 abbreviation  OR PLURAL thereof, nor the name or part of the name, or an
 abbreviation of the name, of an existing party.  The emblem  chosen  may
 be a star, an animal, an anchor, or any other proper symbol, but may not
 be  the  same as or similar to any emblem, insignia, symbol or flag used
 by any political or governmental body, agency or entity  nor  any  reli-
 gious  emblem, insignia, symbol or flag, nor the portrait of any person,
 nor the representation of a coin  or  of  the  currency  of  the  United
 States.  The name and emblem chosen shall not be similar to or likely to
 create confusion with the name or emblem of any other existing party  or
 independent body.
   § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 2-124 of the election law is REPEALED.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to poli-
 tical parties in existence on and after January 1, 2020.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06776-02-9

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