NY State Senate Bill 2021-S8263A

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 05, 2022	print number 8263a
Apr 05, 2022	amend and recommit to elections
Feb 07, 2022	referred to elections

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2021-S8263 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6695
Current Committee:: Senate Elections
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2-124, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: A7404
2019-2020: S5474, A6713

2021-S8263 - Summary

Requires a new party to file a certificate following the election at which the party obtains party status.

2021-S8263 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8263

SPONSOR: MAY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the election law, in relation to filing name of new
political party

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this legislation is to establish a deadline date to file
a first certificate for a new Party.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Amends Subdivision 1 of section 2-124 of the Election Law by
adding, "A new party shall file such first certificate not later than
the last day of February following the election at which the party
obtains party status and shall take effect upon filing. Any other
certificate filed changing the name of a party shall take effect on the
last day of January after the next gubernatorial election."

Section 2. Establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

After each gubernatorial election the State Board of Elections is
required to publish a new voter registration form which includes the
parties on the ballot for the next four years. Under current law, there
is no deadline provided for the filing of a new party's name and emblem.
This hampers the timely issuance of new voter registration forms.

This legislation requires that a new party file its name and emblem by
the end of February of the year it first becomes a party, which allows
four months. This ensures that the State Board of Elections has the
required information to provide, in a timely manner, the local boards of
elections with the information they need to create accurate ballot
templates.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021: A6695 (Galef) referred to elections

2019/2020: S5474 (May) REFERRED TO ELECTIONS / A6713 (Galef) referred to
elections

2017/2018: A7404 (Galef) Passed Assembly

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
January 1St after enactment.

2021-S8263 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8263
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  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  filing  name  of  new
   political party
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  2-124  of  the  election  law  is
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  The  state  committee of a party shall select a name and emblem to
 distinguish the candidates  of  the  party  for  public  office  in  all
 districts  of the state, and shall file in the office of the state board
 of elections, a certificate executed  by  its  chairman  and  secretary,
 setting  forth the name and showing the emblem so selected.  A NEW PARTY
 SHALL FILE SUCH FIRST CERTIFICATE NOT LATER THAN THE LAST DAY OF  FEBRU-
 ARY  FOLLOWING  THE ELECTION AT WHICH THE PARTY OBTAINS PARTY STATUS AND
 SHALL TAKE EFFECT UPON FILING. ANY OTHER CERTIFICATE FILED CHANGING  THE
 NAME  OF  A PARTY SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE LAST DAY OF JANUARY AFTER THE
 NEXT GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04492-01-1

2021-S8263A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6695
Current Committee:: Senate Elections
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2-124, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: A7404
2019-2020: S5474, A6713

2021-S8263A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a new party to file a certificate following the election at which the party obtains party status.

2021-S8263A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8263A

SPONSOR: MAY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the election law, in relation to filing name of new
political party

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this legislation is to establish a deadline date to file
a first certificate of a new party.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Amends Subdivision 1 of section 2-124 of the Election Law by
adding, 'A new party shall file such first certificate not later than
the last day of February following the election at which the party
obtains party status and shall take effect upon filing.'

Section 2. Establishes the effective date.

 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):

The original legislation included information for changing a party name,
but that practice is no longer allowed in New York State.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

After each gubernatorial election the State Board of Elections is
required to publish a new voter registration form which includes the
parties on the ballot for the next four years. Under current law there
is no deadline provided for the filing of a new party's name and emblem.
This hampers the timely issuance of new voter registration forms.

This legislation requires that a new party file its name and emblem by
the end of February of the year it first becomes a party, which allows
four months. This ensures that the State Board of Elections has the
required information to provide, in a timely manner, the local boards of
elections with the information they need to create accurate ballot
templates.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

A. 6713 and S. 5474 of 2019/2020

A. 7404 of 2017/2018

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
January 1st after enactment.

2021-S8263A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8263--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  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 filing name of new
   political party

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  2-124 of the election law is
 amended to read as follows:
   1. The state committee of a party shall select a name  and  emblem  to
 distinguish  the  candidates  of  the  party  for  public  office in all
 districts of the state, and shall file in the office of the state  board
 of  elections,  a  certificate  executed  by its chairman and secretary,
 setting forth the name and showing the emblem so selected.  A NEW  PARTY
 SHALL  FILE SUCH FIRST CERTIFICATE NOT LATER THAN THE LAST DAY OF FEBRU-
 ARY FOLLOWING THE ELECTION AT WHICH THE PARTY OBTAINS PARTY  STATUS  AND
 SHALL TAKE EFFECT UPON FILING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04492-03-2

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2021-S8263A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S8263A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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