Senate Bill S8467

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the convening of meetings by county election committees during the COVID-19 pandemic

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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-S8467 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10529
Law Section:
Elections

2019-S8467 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the convening of meetings by county election committees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-S8467 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8467 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8467
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 3, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT in relation to the  convening  of  meetings  by  county  election
   committees  during the COVID-19 pandemic; and providing for the repeal
   of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of section 2-112 of the
 election law or any other provision of law, rule or  regulation  to  the
 contrary,  county  committees  shall  meet  and  organize as provided in
 section 2-112 of the election law between 100 and  120  days  after  the
 Governor  has  declared  that  the social distancing restrictions imple-
 mented in response to the novel coronavirus  (COVID-19)  pandemic  state
 disaster  emergency  declared by Executive Order Number 202 of 2020 have
 been eased sufficiently to allow meetings in excess of 500  persons,  or
 in  cities  with a population in excess of one million, 1000 persons, to
 be legally convened. Such county committees, elected and organized prior
 to January 1, 2020 and their  previously  elected  officers,  rules  and
 members,  shall  continue  to  possess  and exercise all legal authority
 until after such subsequent organization as provided in this act.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed June 30, 2021.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16513-01-0



              

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