| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2019 | signed chap.17 |
| Feb 19, 2019 | delivered to governor |
| Feb 12, 2019 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.103 substituted for s2862 |
| Feb 12, 2019 | substituted by a2570 |
| Feb 11, 2019 | advanced to third reading |
| Feb 05, 2019 | 2nd report cal. |
| Feb 04, 2019 | 1st report cal.103 |
| Jan 30, 2019 | referred to elections |
senate Bill S2862
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Rachel May
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A2570 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Daphne Jordan
(R, C, IP, RFM) 0 Senate District
Betty Little
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
S2862 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2570
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §6-136, El L
S2862 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2862 SPONSOR: MAY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to the number of signa- tures for designating petitions in the year 2019 PURPOSE: To ensure ballot access for a variety of candidates for office due to the recent change in the primary election date. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one - adds new subdivisions 5 to § 5-136 of the election law to reduce the number of signatures required on designating petitions for all public offices to be filled in 2019 with the exception of New York City.
S2862 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2862
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 30, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. MAY -- 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 the number of signa-
tures for designating petitions in the year 2019
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 4 to read as follows:
4. EXCEPT FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION TWO
OF THIS SECTION, FOR DESIGNATIONS MADE BY PETITION IN THE YEAR TWO THOU-
SAND NINETEEN, THE SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT NUMBERS STATED IN PARAGRAPHS
(A) THROUGH (L) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE REDUCED BY
ONE-QUARTER, ROUNDED DOWN TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER.
§ 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.
LBD08717-01-9
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