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May 17, 2022 | referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate |
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Feb 28, 2022 | 1st report cal.567 |
Jan 05, 2022 | referred to elections |
Oct 18, 2021 | referred to rules |
senate Bill S7442
Sponsored By
Zellnor Myrie
(D) 20th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Rachel May
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
S7442 (ACTIVE) - Details
S7442 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7442 SPONSOR: MYRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting election commissioners and deputy elections commissioners from holding a publicly elected office PURPOSE: This bill would prohibit election commissioners and deputy election commissioners, except any person currently serving as an election commissioner or deputy election commissioner, from serving as chair- person of the respective democratic or republican party and would prohibit election commissioners and deputy commissioners from holding most other public offices. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill amends election law section 3-200(4) and (6) by adding deputy commissioner of elections to both sections; by prohibiting an election
S7442 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7442 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E October 18, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting election commissioners and deputy elections commissioners from holding a publicly elected office THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 3-200 of the election law, as amended by chapter 195 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: 4. No person [shall be] appointed as election commissioner or DEPUTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER SHALL continue to hold office who is not a regis- tered voter in the county and not an enrolled member of the party recom- mending his OR HER appointment, OR WHO IS THE CHAIR OF THE RESPECTIVE DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN PARTY OR COMMITTEE IN SUCH COUNTY or who holds any other public office, except that of commissioner of deeds, notary public, [village officer, city or town justice,] member of a community board within the city of New York or trustee or officer of a school district outside of a city; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROVISION OF THIS SUBDIVISION PROHIBITING AN ELECTION COMMISSIONER OR DEPUTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER FROM CONTINUING TO HOLD OFFICE WHO IS THE CHAIR OF THE RESPECTIVE DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN PARTY OR COMMITTEE IN SUCH COUNTY SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY PERSON CURRENTLY SERVING AS ELECTION COMMISSIONER OR DEPUTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER. § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 3-200 of the election law is amended to read as follows: 6. An election commissioner OR DEPUTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER shall not be a candidate for any elective office which he OR SHE would not be entitled to hold under the provisions of this article, unless he OR SHE has ceased by resignation or otherwise, to be commissioner OR DEPUTY COMMISSIONER prior to his OR HER nomination or designation therefor. Otherwise such nomination or designation shall be null and void. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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