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Senate Bill S8241
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S8241 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1-104, El L
2019-S8241 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8241
SPONSOR: JACKSON
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the election law, in relation to the definition of party
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this legislation is to return to the original definition
of "party" so that smaller parties may have a place on general election
ballots and that voters will have freedom to choose a party that best
aligns with their political views.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends subdivision 3 of Section 1-104 of the Election Law to
define "party" as any political organization which at the last preceding
election for governor polled at least fifty thousand votes for its
candidate for governor.
2019-S8241 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8241
I N S E N A T E
April 27, 2020
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Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- 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 definition of party
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 1-104 of the election law, as
amended by section 10 of part ZZZ of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is
amended to read as follows:
3. The term "party" means any political organization which[, excluding
blank and void ballots, at the last preceding election for governor
received, at least two percent of the total votes cast for its candidate
for governor, or one hundred thirty thousand votes, whichever is great-
er, in the year in which a governor is elected and at least two percent
of the total votes cast for its candidate for president, or one hundred
thirty thousand votes, whichever is greater, in a year when a president
is elected] AT THE LAST PRECEDING ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR POLLED AT LEAST
FIFTY THOUSAND VOTES FOR ITS CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16152-02-0
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