| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2020 |
reported and committed to finance |
| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to elections |
| Jun 20, 2019 |
committed to rules |
| Jun 11, 2019 |
amended on third reading (t) 5428a |
| May 29, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
| May 22, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
| May 21, 2019 |
1st report cal.850 |
| Apr 30, 2019 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S5428A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 20th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
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Bill Amendments
2019-S5428 - Details
2019-S5428 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5428
SPONSOR: MYRIE
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to
obtaining written consent from candidates for county committees
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Section 6-134 of the election law by adding a new
subdivision 14 to require county committee candidates to provide their
written consent to be designated on a petition for to the position of
county committee member.
Section 2 provides the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
In our country, political parties are governed at all levels by commit-
tees of citizens chosen by their peers. While individual party rules
dictate the responsibilities of committee members, in New York, at the
local level, county committee members are typically responsible for
2019-S5428 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5428
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 30, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- 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 obtaining written
consent from candidates for county committees
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 6-134 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
14. IN THE CASE OF A DESIGNATING PETITION FOR ELECTION TO THE PARTY
POSITION OF MEMBER OF THE COUNTY COMMITTEE, A CANDIDATE'S WRITTEN
CONSENT TO BE SO DESIGNATED, DULY ACKNOWLEDGED, SHALL BE APPENDED TO THE
SHEETS OF SUCH DESIGNATING PETITION DELIVERED TO THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11405-01-9
2019-S5428A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S5428A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to obtaining written acceptance from candidates for certain county committees; requires written acceptance, duly acknowledged, from such candidates to be so designated to be filed within ten days of designating petitions for certain county committee candidates.
2019-S5428A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5428A
SPONSOR: MYRIE
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to
obtaining written consent from candidates for certain county committees
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Section 6-134 of the election law by adding a new
subdivision 14 to require county committee candidates to provide their
written acceptance to be designated on a petition for to the position of
county committee member in cities with a population of one million or
more, and requires such acceptance to be filed to the board of elections
within ten days from the filing of such designating petition.
Section 2 provides the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
In our country, political parties are governed at all levels by commit-
tees of citizens chosen by their peers. While individual party rules
2019-S5428A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5428--A
Cal. No. 850
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 30, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- reported
favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report,
ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
its place in the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to obtaining written
consent from candidates for certain county committees
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 6-134 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
14. IN THE CASE OF A DESIGNATING PETITION FOR ELECTION TO THE PARTY
POSITION OF MEMBER OF A COUNTY COMMITTEE LOCATED WITHIN A CITY HAVING A
POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, A CANDIDATE'S WRITTEN ACCEPTANCE TO
BE SO DESIGNATED, DULY ACKNOWLEDGED, SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE BOARD OF
ELECTIONS WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE FILING OF SUCH DESIGNATING PETITION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11405-06-9
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