Allows a judicial district convention to be conducted in whole or in part via video conference upon a minimum of seventy-two hours notice to the members of the respective committee by mail, an appropriately titled email, text or telephone call at an address or number expressly provided in writing for the purpose of receiving such notices.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
January 10, 2022
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, ENGLEBRIGHT, LUNSFORD, LUPARDO,
SIMON, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to allowing a judicial
district convention to be conducted in whole or in part via video
conference
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 6-126 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. A JUDICIAL DISTRICT CONVENTION MAY BE CONDUCTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART
VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE UPON A MINIMUM OF SEVENTY-TWO HOURS NOTICE TO THE
MEMBERS OF THE RESPECTIVE COMMITTEE BY MAIL, AN APPROPRIATELY TITLED
EMAIL, TEXT OR TELEPHONE CALL AT AN ADDRESS OR NUMBER EXPRESSLY PROVIDED
IN WRITING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING SUCH NOTICES. SUCH NOTICE SHALL
INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS ON HOW TO ACCESS THE MEETING BY
SUCH VIDEO CONFERENCE. WHERE THE CONVENTION IS HELD IN WHOLE OR IN PART
VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE, THE PRESIDING OFFICER SHALL AFFORD A FAIR AND
APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND TO LISTEN, HEAR,
AND BE HEARD, IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO THAT WHICH WOULD BE AFFORDED IF THE
MEETING WERE HELD IN PERSON.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14066-01-1
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