Assembly Actions -
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Oct 25, 2021 |
signed chap.490 |
Oct 13, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 07, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly |
Jun 01, 2021 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.174 substituted for a4136 |
May 12, 2021 |
referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 05, 2021 |
advanced to third reading |
May 04, 2021 |
2nd report cal. |
May 03, 2021 |
1st report cal.873 |
Jan 07, 2021 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S1133
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 16th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
2021-S1133 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S1133 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1133 SPONSOR: LIU TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to directing that the use of a candidate's alternate, familiar or anglicized name is permissible on electoral nominating petitions and ballots PURPOSE: To clarify that the use of alternate, anglicized or familiar names on election petitions and ballots is acceptable provided that such name is demonstrated to be commonly used to identify that person in the person's community and that the use of such name is not intended to mislead voters or petition signers. JUSTIFICATION: Recently, two Muslim women running for elected office in the borough of Queens, city of New York, were removed from the ballot by the Board of
2021-S1133 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1133 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 7, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LIU, BIAGGI, 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 directing that the use of a candidate's alternate, familiar or anglicized name is permissible on electoral nominating petitions and ballots THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1-104 of the election law is amended by adding a new subdivision 39 to read as follows: 39. THE TERM "NAME" FOR PURPOSES OF DESIGNATING OR NOMINATING A CANDI- DATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE OR PARTY POSITION SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL'S FORMAL NAME OR AN ALTERNATE, ANGLICIZED, OR FAMILIAR FORM OF A NAME OR NICKNAME, NOTWITHSTANDING THE CANDIDATE'S PROPER NAME AS IT APPEARS ON HIS OR HER VOTER REGISTRATION FORM, PROVIDED THAT SUCH NAME IS DEMON- STRATED TO BE COMMONLY USED TO IDENTIFY THE CANDIDATE IN THE CANDIDATE'S COMMUNITY, DOES NOT INCLUDE A DESCRIPTIVE TERM, AND FURTHER PROVIDED THAT THE USE OF SUCH NAME IS NOT INTENDED TO MISLEAD OR CONFUSE POTEN- TIAL SIGNATORIES, AND WOULD NOT TEND TO CONFUSE OR MISLEAD POTENTIAL SIGNATORIES, AS TO THE CANDIDATE'S IDENTITY. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00754-01-1
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