| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Dec 09, 2022 | signed chap.671 |
| Dec 02, 2022 | delivered to governor |
| May 25, 2022 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.423 substituted for a1819a |
| May 25, 2022 | substituted by s1851a |
| May 05, 2022 | amended on third reading 1819a |
| Feb 17, 2022 | advanced to third reading cal.423 |
| Feb 14, 2022 | reported |
| Jan 05, 2022 | referred to election law |
| May 19, 2021 | reported referred to rules |
| Jan 11, 2021 | referred to election law |
assembly Bill A1819A
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DINOWITZ
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S1851 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Richard Gottfried
Sandy Galef
Robert C. Carroll
Nathalia Fernandez
Multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Jo Anne Simon
Mark Walczyk
A1819 - Details
A1819 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1819
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 11, 2021
___________
Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, GALEF, CARROLL, FERNANDEZ,
HEVESI, JACOBSON, L. ROSENTHAL, PICHARDO, GLICK, ABINANTI -- Multi-
Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, SIMON, WALCZYK -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibition of state
party names; and to repeal subdivision 4 of section 2-124 of such law
relating thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2-124 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
2. The name of a party shall be in the English language and shall not
include the words "American", "United States", "National", "New York
State", "INDEPENDENCE" OR "INDEPENDENT", OR "Empire State", or any
abbreviation OR PLURAL thereof, nor the name or part of the name, or an
abbreviation of the name, of an existing party. The emblem chosen may
be a star, an animal, an anchor, or any other proper symbol, but may not
be the same as or similar to any emblem, insignia, symbol or flag used
by any political or governmental body, agency or entity nor any reli-
gious emblem, insignia, symbol or flag, nor the portrait of any person,
nor the representation of a coin or of the currency of the United
States. The name and emblem chosen shall not be similar to or likely to
create confusion with the name or emblem of any other existing party or
independent body.
§ 2. Subdivision 4 of section 2-124 of the election law is REPEALED.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to poli-
tical parties in existence on and after January 1, 2022.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05293-01-1
Co-Sponsors
Richard Gottfried
Sandy Galef
Robert C. Carroll
Nathalia Fernandez
Multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Jo Anne Simon
Mark Walczyk
A1819A (ACTIVE) - Details
A1819A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1819--A
Cal. No. 423
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 11, 2021
___________
Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, GALEF, CARROLL, FERNANDEZ,
HEVESI, JACOBSON, L. ROSENTHAL, GLICK, ABINANTI, KELLES, SAYEGH --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, SIMON, WALCZYK -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Election Law -- recommitted to the
Committee on Election Law in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
-- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and
ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibition of state
party names; and to repeal subdivision 4 of section 2-124 of such law
relating thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2-124 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
2. The name of a party shall be in the English language and shall not
include the words "American", "United States", "National", "New York
State", "INDEPENDENCE" OR "INDEPENDENT", OR "Empire State", or any
abbreviation OR PLURAL thereof, nor the name or part of the name, or an
abbreviation of the name, of an existing party. The emblem chosen may
be a star, an animal, an anchor, or any other proper symbol, but may not
be the same as or similar to any emblem, insignia, symbol or flag used
by any political or governmental body, agency or entity nor any reli-
gious emblem, insignia, symbol or flag, nor the portrait of any person,
nor the representation of a coin or of the currency of the United
States. The name and emblem chosen shall not be similar to or likely to
create confusion with the name or emblem of any other existing party or
independent body.
§ 2. Subdivision 4 of section 2-124 of the election law is REPEALED.
§ 3. Any political party name or emblem in use on the effective date
of this act which violates the provisions of section 2-124 of the
election law as amended by this act shall be required to change such
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.