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Senate Bill S8464
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- 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
2023-S8464 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9409
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§12-102, 12-104, 12-106 & 12-108, El L
2023-S8464 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8464 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to moving the date of the meeting of the electors and the method for the transmission of the certificates of vote PURPOSE: To amend the date of the meeting of the electoral college. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends Section 12-104 of the election law, as amended by chapter 234 of the laws of 1976. Specifies that the electors of the Electoral College shall meet at a place decided by the secretary of state on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December. Section 2: Sets the effective date.
2023-S8464 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8464 I N S E N A T E February 1, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 moving the date of the meeting of the electors and the method for the transmission of the certificates of vote THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 12-102 of the election law, as amended by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: § 12-102. Lists of electors; state board of elections to furnish. [The] AT LEAST SIX DAYS BEFORE THE TIME FIXED FOR THE MEETING OF THE ELECTORS PURSUANT TO SECTION 12-104 OF THIS TITLE, THE state board of elections shall: 1. prepare seven lists, containing [both] the names of the persons who are elected as electors [and], a canvass of the votes cast for each candidate for elector, [together with] a certificate of determination [thereon] by the state board of canvassers[; procure to the same], the signature of the governor[; cause to be affixed thereto], the seal of the state, and [in] IMPRINTED ON SUCH LIST AN EMBOSSMENT OF THE SEAL OF THE STATE AS A SECURITY FEATURE FOR PURPOSES OF VERIFYING THE AUTHENTIC- ITY OF SUCH LIST; AND 2. ON behalf of the governor, [send] TRANSMIT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PREPARATION OF SUCH LISTS one copy of such [certified] list to the [administrator of general services] ARCHIVIST of the United States by [registered mail] THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS METHOD AVAILABLE and deliver the six other copies thus signed and sealed to the president of the college of electors immediately after [his] THEIR election. § 2. Section 12-104 of the election law, as amended by chapter 234 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows: § 12-104. Electoral college; meeting and organization. The electors shall convene at the state capitol upon notice from, and at a place fixed by the secretary of state on the first [Monday] TUESDAY after the second Wednesday in December next following their election. Those of them who shall be assembled at twelve o'clock noon of that day shall EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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