S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4682
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 22, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the local
boards of election to verify the number of enrolled members of a party
in such districts and reject all petitions where there are no enrolled
members of a party in such districts
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 6-154 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 744 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
follows:
1. Any petition or certificate filed with the officer or board charged
with the duty of receiving it shall be presumptively valid if it is in
proper form and appears to bear the requisite number of signatures,
authenticated in a manner prescribed by this chapter, PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
THAT THE LOCAL BOARD VERIFIES THE NUMBER OF ENROLLED MEMBERS OF A PARTY
IN SUCH DISTRICTS AND REJECTS ALL PETITIONS WHERE THERE ARE NO ENROLLED
MEMBERS OF SUCH PARTY IN SUCH DISTRICT.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law; provided, however,
that if chapter 744 of the laws of 2022 shall not have taken effect on
or before such date then section one of this act shall take effect on
the same date and in the same manner as such chapter of the laws of 2022
takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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