assembly Bill A10135

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides for the declination of a designation as a candidate or nomination for a party position under special circumstances

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Current Bill Status Via S8949 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed by Governor

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 02, 2022 signed chap.178
delivered to governor
returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.92
substituted for a10135
May 02, 2022 substituted by s8949
motion to amend lost
ruling of chair on point of order
ordered to third reading rules cal.92
rules report cal.92
reported
reported referred to rules
Apr 29, 2022 referred to election law

Votes

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May 2, 2022 - floor Vote

S8949
33
29
floor
33
Aye
29
Nay
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: May 2, 2022

aye (33)
nay (29)
excused (1)

May 2, 2022 - Rules committee Vote

S8949
12
8
committee
12
Aye
8
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: May 2, 2022

aye (12)
nay (8)
aye wr (1)

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A10135 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8949
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6-146, El L

A10135 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the declination of a designation as a candidate or nomination for a party position where the person so nominated or designated has been arrested or charged with one or more state or federal misdemeanors or felonies, or convicted of a crime after designation.

A10135 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10135
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 29, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PAULIN, WALKER, JACKSON -- (at request of the
   Governor) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law,  in  relation  to  providing  for  the
   declination  of a designation as a candidate or nomination for a party
   position under special circumstances
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  6-146 of the election law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. A PERSON DESIGNATED AS A CANDIDATE  FOR  NOMINATION  OR  FOR  PARTY
 POSITION,  OR  NOMINATED FOR AN OFFICE, MAY, IN A CERTIFICATE SIGNED AND
 ACKNOWLEDGED BY SUCH PERSON AND FILED NO LATER  THAN  THE  LAST  DAY  TO
 CERTIFY  THE  BALLOT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 4-110 OR SECTION 4-112 OF THIS
 CHAPTER, DECLINE THE  DESIGNATION  OR  NOMINATION  UNDER  THE  FOLLOWING
 CIRCUMSTANCES:
   (A)  WHERE  THE PERSON SO NOMINATED OR DESIGNATED HAS BEEN ARRESTED OR
 CHARGED WITH ONE OR MORE MISDEMEANORS OR FELONIES BY THE  FILING  OF  AN
 ACCUSATORY  INSTRUMENT  IN A STATE COURT AT ANY TIME AFTER SUCH PERSON'S
 DESIGNATION OR NOMINATION; OR
   (B)  WHERE THE PERSON SO NOMINATED OR DESIGNATED HAS BEEN ARRESTED  OR
 CHARGED  WITH  ONE  OR  MORE MISDEMEANORS OR FELONIES BY THE FILING OF A
 CRIMINAL COMPLAINT, INFORMATION OR INDICTMENT IN FEDERAL  COURT  AT  ANY
 TIME AFTER SUCH PERSON'S DESIGNATION OR NOMINATION; OR
   (C)  WHERE THE PERSON SO NOMINATED OR DESIGNATED HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF
 ONE OR MORE MISDEMEANORS OR FELONIES UNDER STATE OR FEDERAL LAW  AT  ANY
 TIME AFTER SUCH PERSON'S DESIGNATION OR NOMINATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD12046-02-2