Senate Bill S5974

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits the change of name of any independent body making nominations

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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-S5974 - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6-128 & 6-138, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6673
2017-2018: S4597

2019-S5974 - Summary

Prohibits the change of name of any independent body making nominations.

2019-S5974 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5974 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5974
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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  prohibiting  the  name
   change of any independent body making nominations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of  section  6-128  of  the
 election law is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  The  name  of the party filing the nominations WHICH SHALL NOT BE
 ALTERED OR MODIFIED ONCE SUBMITTED.
   § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section  6-138  of  the  election
 law,  as  amended by chapter 306 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read
 as follows:
   a. The name selected for the independent body  making  the  nomination
 shall be in English characters and shall not include the name or part of
 the  name  or an abbreviation of the name or part of the name, nor shall
 the emblem or name be of such a configuration as to create the possibil-
 ity of confusion with the emblem or name of a then  existing  party,  or
 the emblem or name of an independent body selected by a previously filed
 independent  nominating petition for the same office. SUCH NAME SELECTED
 FOR SUCH INDEPENDENT BODY SHALL CONTINUOUSLY REMAIN  THE  NAME  OF  SUCH
 PARTY AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 1-104 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07288-01-9



              

2019-S5974A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6-128 & 6-138, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6673
2017-2018: S4597

2019-S5974A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the change of name of any independent body making nominations.

2019-S5974A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5974A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5974--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Elections  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting the name
   change of any independent body making nominations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Paragraph  (a) of subdivision 1 of section 6-128 of the
 election law is amended to read as follows:
   (a) The name of the party filing the nominations WHICH  SHALL  NOT  BE
 ALTERED OR MODIFIED ONCE SUBMITTED.
   §  2.  Paragraph  a  of subdivision 3 of section 6-138 of the election
 law, as amended by chapter 306 of the laws of 1992, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   a.  The  name  selected for the independent body making the nomination
 shall be in English characters and shall not include the name or part of
 the name or an abbreviation of the name or part of the name,  nor  shall
 the emblem or name be of such a configuration as to create the possibil-
 ity  of  confusion  with the emblem or name of a then existing party, or
 the emblem or name of an independent body selected by a previously filed
 independent nominating petition for the same office. SUCH NAME  SELECTED
 FOR  SUCH  INDEPENDENT  BODY  SHALL CONTINUOUSLY REMAIN THE NAME OF SUCH
 PARTY AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 1-104 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 3. Subdivision 4 of section 2-124 of the election law is amended  to
 read as follows:
   4. Emblems and names which have been continuously used by any party or
 independent  body  for  the  nomination of candidates for governor [may]
 MUST continue to be used by such party or independent body.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07288-03-9
              

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