Senate Bill S5462

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to declining party nominations after primary elections

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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-S5462 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6-158, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S613

2019-S5462 - Summary

Relates to declining party nominations after primary elections; provides that a certificate to fill a vacancy by declination shall be filed not later than twenty days after such declination has been filed.

2019-S5462 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5462 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5462
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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 declining  party  nomi-
   nations after primary elections
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 6-158 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
   15.  A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN DESIGNATED FOR NOMINATION FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
 BY ANY PARTY OR PARTIES AND WHO THEREAFTER DOES NOT RECEIVE ONE OR  MORE
 SUCH  NOMINATIONS  MAY  DECLINE  ANY  NOMINATION OR NOMINATIONS FOR SUCH
 OFFICE NOT LATER THAN THE FIFTEENTH DAY AFTER THE PRIMARY ELECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09178-02-9

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2019-S5462A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6-158, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S613

2019-S5462A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to declining party nominations after primary elections; provides that a certificate to fill a vacancy by declination shall be filed not later than twenty days after such declination has been filed.

2019-S5462A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5462A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5462--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Elections  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee  and  committed  to  the Committee on
   Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to declining party nomi-
   nations after primary elections
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  6-158 of the election law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
   15. (A) A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN DESIGNATED  FOR  NOMINATION  FOR  PUBLIC
 OFFICE  BY  ANY PARTY OR PARTIES AND WHO THEREAFTER DOES NOT RECEIVE ONE
 OR MORE SUCH NOMINATIONS MAY DECLINE ANY NOMINATION OR  NOMINATIONS  FOR
 SUCH  OFFICE  BY  FILING A CERTIFICATE OF DECLINATION NOT LATER THAN THE
 FIFTEENTH DAY AFTER THE PRIMARY ELECTION.
   (B) A CERTIFICATE TO FILL  A VACANCY BY DECLINATION PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SUBDIVISION  SHALL BE FILED NOT LATER THAN TWENTY DAYS AFTER SUCH DECLI-
 NATION HAS BEEN FILED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09178-03-9

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