S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8183
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
August 25, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing parties
without county committees to exercise certain party functions
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 6-120 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 226 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as
follows:
3. The members of the party committee representing the political
subdivision of the office for which a designation or nomination is to be
made, unless the rules of the party provide for another committee, in
which case the members of such other committee, [and except as herein-
after in this subdivision provided with respect to certain offices in
the city of New York,] may, by a majority vote of those present at such
meeting provided a quorum is present, authorize the designation or nomi-
nation of a person as candidate for any office who is not enrolled as a
member of such party as provided in this section. [In] NOTWITHSTANDING
THE FOREGOING, IN the event that such designation or nomination is MADE
BY A PARTY WITH COUNTY COMMITTEES CONSTITUTED IN ALL FIVE COUNTIES OF
THE CITY OF NEW YORK for an office to be filled by all the voters of the
city of New York, such authorization must be by a majority vote of those
present at a joint meeting of the executive committees of each of the
county committees of the party within the city of New York, provided a
quorum is present at such meeting. The certificate of authorization
shall be filed not later than four days after the last day to file the
designating petition, certificate of nomination or certificate of
substitution to which such authorization relates. The certificate of
authorization shall be signed and acknowledged by the presiding officer
and the secretary of the meeting at which such authorization was given.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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§ 2. Subdivision 2 of section 16-110 of the election law is amended to
read as follows:
2. The [chairman] CHAIRPERSON of the county committee of a party with
which a voter is enrolled in such county OR SUCH OTHER PERSON AS MAY BE
DESIGNATED BY THE RULES OF THE PARTY, may, upon a written complaint by
an enrolled member of such party in such county and after a hearing held
by [him] SUCH PERSON or by a sub-committee appointed by [him] SUCH
PERSON upon at least two days' notice to the voter, personally or by
mail, determine that the voter is not in sympathy with the principles of
such party. The Supreme Court or a justice thereof within the judicial
district, in a proceeding instituted by a duly enrolled voter of the
party at least ten days before a primary election, shall direct the
enrollment of such voter to be cancelled if it appears from the
proceedings before such [chairman] PERSON or sub-committee, and other
proofs, if any, presented, that such determination is just.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.