| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to elections |
| May 17, 2021 |
print number 6213a |
| May 17, 2021 |
amend (t) and recommit to elections |
| Apr 15, 2021 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S6213A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2021-S6213 - Details
2021-S6213 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6213
SPONSOR: BRISPORT
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the election law, in relation to permitting New York
city voters to sign designating petitions for multiple candidates for
the same public office or party position
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill amends subdivision 3 of section 6-134 of the election law, so
that a person can sign more than one ballot petition without "over-de-
signating," in order to account for New York City's ranked-choice voting
system.
JUSTIFICATION:
Under current New York State election law, a ballot petition is only
allowed to hold a number of candidates equal to the number of offices to
be elected, and no more. In other words, an individual is only allowed
2021-S6213 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6213
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 15, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. BRISPORT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to permitting New York
city voters to sign designating petitions for multiple candidates for
the same public office or party position
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 6-134 of the election law, as
added by chapter 709 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
3. (A) If a voter shall sign any petition or petitions designating a
greater number of candidates for public office or party position than
the number of persons to be elected thereto [his] THEIR signatures, if
they bear the same date, shall not be counted upon any petition, and if
they bear different dates shall be counted in the order of their priori-
ty of date, for only so many designees as there are persons to be
elected.
(B) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, A VOTER IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK MAY DESIGNATE A GREATER NUMBER OF
CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE OR PARTY POSITION THAN THE NUMBER OF
PERSONS TO BE ELECTED, WITH NO LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF DESIGNATIONS.
§ 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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co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
2021-S6213A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S6213A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6213A
SPONSOR: BRISPORT
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the election law, in relation to permitting New York
city voters to sign designating petitions for multiple candidates for
the same New York city municipal public office or party position
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill amends subdivision 3 of section 6-134 of the election law, so
that a person can sign more than one ballot petition without "over-de-
signating," in order to account for New York City's ranked-choice voting
system.
JUSTIFICATION: Under current New York State election law, a ballot
petition is only allowed to hold a number of candidates equal to the
number of offices to be elected, and no more. In other words, an indi-
vidual is only allowed to sign one ballot petition for one candidate for
one open seat, and no more. In 2019, however, New York City overwhelm-
2021-S6213A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6213--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 15, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. BRISPORT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to permitting New York
city voters to sign designating petitions for multiple candidates for
the same New York city municipal public office or party position
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 6-134 of the election law, as
added by chapter 709 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
3. (A) If a voter shall sign any petition or petitions designating a
greater number of candidates for public office or party position than
the number of persons to be elected thereto [his] THEIR signatures, if
they bear the same date, shall not be counted upon any petition, and if
they bear different dates shall be counted in the order of their priori-
ty of date, for only so many designees as there are persons to be
elected.
(B) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, A VOTER IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK MAY DESIGNATE A GREATER NUMBER OF
CANDIDATES FOR A NEW YORK CITY MUNICIPAL PUBLIC OFFICE OR PARTY POSITION
WITHIN THE FIVE COUNTIES OF NEW YORK CITY THAN THE NUMBER OF PERSONS TO
BE ELECTED, WITH NO LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF DESIGNATIONS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10335-04-1
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