Senate Bill S6903

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to amending the constitution to allow residents of the state of New York the right to form and maintain political parties

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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-S6903 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2 §10, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6252

2019-S6903 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing residents of the state of New York the right to form and maintain political parties.

2019-S6903 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6903 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6903
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to article 2 of the constitution, in relation  to
   residents of the state of New York's rights to form and maintain poli-
   tical parties

   Section  1.  Resolved  (if the Assembly concur), That article 2 of the
 constitution be amended by adding a new section 10 to read as follows:
   § 10. THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK SHALL HAVE A RIGHT TO FORM, MAINTAIN  AND
 JOIN  A POLITICAL PARTY. THE TERM "POLITICAL PARTY" SHALL MEAN ANY POLI-
 TICAL ORGANIZATION, WHICH AT ANY OF THE LAST THREE  PRECEDING  ELECTIONS
 FOR GOVERNOR, POLLED AT LEAST FIFTY THOUSAND VOTES FOR ITS CANDIDATE FOR
 GOVERNOR.  ANY  CANDIDATE  FOR ELECTION TO PUBLIC OFFICE MAY RECEIVE THE
 NOMINATION OF ANY POLITICAL PARTY. A CANDIDATE FOR  ELECTION  TO  PUBLIC
 OFFICE  NOMINATED  BY A POLITICAL PARTY MAY ALSO RECEIVE A NOMINATION OF
 ANY OTHER POLITICAL PARTY. THE NAME  OF  A  CANDIDATE  FOR  ELECTION  TO
 PUBLIC  OFFICE  SHALL  APPEAR  ON  THE BALLOT AS MANY TIMES AS THERE ARE
 PARTIES OR INDEPENDENT BODIES NOMINATING HIM OR HER, AND THERE SHALL  BE
 A  SEPARATE VOTING AND REGISTERING DEVICE AT EACH LOCATION IN WHICH SUCH
 NAME SHALL APPEAR. A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE NOMINATED BY MORE  THAN
 ONE  POLITICAL  PARTY  SHALL  BE  DEEMED TO HAVE RECEIVED ALL VOTES CAST
 UNDER SUCH CANDIDATE'S NAME UNDER ALL THE POLITICAL PARTIES OR INDEPEND-
 ENT BODIES NOMINATING HIM OR HER.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the  foregoing  amendment
 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
 conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89148-01-9

              

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