S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8242
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. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to extending the timeframe
during which a proceeding with respect to a primary, convention, meet-
ing of a party committee or caucus shall be instituted
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 16-102 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 79 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as
follows:
2. A proceeding with respect to a petition shall be instituted within
fourteen days after the last day to file the petition, or within three
business days after the officer or board with whom or which such peti-
tion was filed, makes a determination of invalidity with respect to such
petition, whichever is later; except that a proceeding with respect to a
petition for a village election or an independent nomination for a
special election shall be instituted within seven days after the last
day to file the petition for such village election or independent nomi-
nation or within three business days after the officer or board with
whom or which such petition was filed, makes a determination of invalid-
ity with respect to such petition, whichever is later. A proceeding with
respect to a primary, convention, meeting of a party committee, or
caucus shall be instituted within [ten] TWENTY-FIVE days after the hold-
ing of such primary or convention or the filing of the certificate of
nominations made at such caucus or meeting of a party committee.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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