Assembly Bill A494A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to notifying candidates of designation for certain county committees

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A494 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6199
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6-134, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7488, S5428
2021-2022: A4236, S326

2023-A494 - Summary

Relates to notifying candidates of designation for certain county committees; requires the board of elections of the city of New York to provide notice to each candidate designated in a petition for election to a party position of a county committee located within the city of New York within ten days.

2023-A494 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    494
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. EPSTEIN, ROZIC, DAVILA, CLARK, CRUZ -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M.   of A. RAMOS -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election  law, in relation to obtaining written
   consent from candidates for certain county committees

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  6-134 of the election law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
   14. IN THE CASE OF A DESIGNATING PETITION FOR ELECTION  TO  THE  PARTY
 POSITION  OF MEMBER OF A COUNTY COMMITTEE LOCATED WITHIN A CITY HAVING A
 POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, A CANDIDATE'S WRITTEN  ACCEPTANCE  TO
 BE  SO DESIGNATED, DULY ACKNOWLEDGED, SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE FILING OF SUCH DESIGNATING PETITION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00139-01-3

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2023-A494A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6199
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6-134, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7488, S5428
2021-2022: A4236, S326

2023-A494A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to notifying candidates of designation for certain county committees; requires the board of elections of the city of New York to provide notice to each candidate designated in a petition for election to a party position of a county committee located within the city of New York within ten days.

2023-A494A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  494--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. EPSTEIN, ROZIC, DAVILA, CLARK, CRUZ -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M.   of A. RAMOS -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on  Election  Law  --  committee  discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to notifying candidates of
   designation for certain county committees
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  6-134 of the election law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
   14.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, WITHIN  TEN
 DAYS  OF RECEIPT OF A DESIGNATING PETITION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO  EACH
 CANDIDATE  DESIGNATED  IN SUCH PETITION FOR ELECTION TO A PARTY POSITION
 OF A COUNTY COMMITTEE LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK INFORMING SUCH
 CANDIDATE OF SUCH DESIGNATION AND THE PROCESS FOR DECLINING OR ACCEPTING
 SUCH DESIGNATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION  6-146  OF
 THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00139-02-3

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