Assembly Bill A5042

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides that a court may require that a new election be held when there is clear and convincing evidence that the wrong candidate was determined to be the winner

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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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2021-A5042 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §16-103, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9481, A3432
2011-2012: A228
2013-2014: A418
2015-2016: A1406
2017-2018: A440
2019-2020: A273
2023-2024: A1137

2021-A5042 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a court may require that a new election be held when there is clear and convincing evidence that the wrong candidate was determined to be the winner.

2021-A5042 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5042
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, CAHILL, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election  law, in relation to court proceedings
   involving disputed election results
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 16-103
 to read as follows:
   § 16-103. PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING GENERAL OR SPECIAL  ELECTION  RESULTS.
 1.  UPON  EVIDENCE  OF  FRAUD,  IRREGULARITIES  OR VIOLATIONS OF ARTICLE
 SEVENTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER AFFECTING THE OUTCOME OF A GENERAL OR  SPECIAL
 ELECTION  AN AGGRIEVED CANDIDATE MAY CONTEST ANY SUCH SPECIAL OR GENERAL
 ELECTION IN A PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN THE SUPREME COURT.
   2. A PROCEEDING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL  BE  INSTITUTED  WITHIN
 TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION TO WHICH IT RELATES. THE COURT MAY DETER-
 MINE ISSUES OF FACT AND/OR LAW IN A PROCEEDING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   3. IN A PROCEEDING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION THE COURT SHALL INVALIDATE
 THE  ELECTION  RESULTS  AND ORDER A NEW ELECTION IF CLEAR AND CONVINCING
 EVIDENCE DEMONSTRATES THAT FRAUD, IRREGULARITY OR VIOLATIONS OF  ARTICLE
 SEVENTEEN  OF THIS CHAPTER DEPRIVED THE AGGRIEVED CANDIDATE OF A WINNING
 MARGIN OF VOTES. SUCH NEW  ELECTION  SHALL  INCLUDE  ALL  DULY  ENROLLED
 VOTERS  RESIDING  IN  THE  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  EMBRACING  THE OFFICE
 CONTESTED. SUCH ELECTION SHALL BE HELD ON THE FIFTH  TUESDAY  AFTER  THE
 COURT'S  ORDER  IS  ISSUED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, IF THE FIFTH TUESDAY IS A
 RELIGIOUS, FEDERAL OR STATE HOLIDAY THE NEW ELECTION SHALL  BE  HELD  ON
 THE NEXT SUCCEEDING TUESDAY THEREAFTER WHICH IS NOT A RELIGIOUS, FEDERAL
 OR STATE HOLIDAY.
   4.  ALL  CANDIDATES  ON  THE  BALLOT  AT THE ORIGINAL ELECTION FOR THE
 CONTESTED OFFICE SHALL BE ON THE BALLOT AT THE NEW  ELECTION;  PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER,  IF  THE  OFFICE  CONTESTED  IS  ONE FOR WHICH A VOTER MAY CAST
 MULTIPLE VOTES FOR TWO OR MORE  CANDIDATES  FOR  THE  SAME  OFFICE,  ANY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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