Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 03, 2023 | signed chap.77 delivered to governor |
Mar 01, 2023 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.105 substituted for a985 |
Jan 31, 2023 | referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 09, 2023 | ordered to third reading cal.31 |
Jan 06, 2023 | referred to rules |
senate Bill S822
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Rachel May
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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S822 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A985
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §6-154, El L (as proposed in S.4413 & A.4261)
S822 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S822 SPONSOR: MAY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to electronic correspond- ence with regard to determinations on objections to designating petitions, independent nominating petitions, certificates of nomination or ballot access documents PURPOSE: This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to a chapter of the laws of 2022, enacting S.4413/A.4261. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This legislation amends the underlying chapter by allowing notice to be given by electronic correspondence in lieu of overnight mail with the consent of the objector or the candidate. It also establishes the method by which objectors or candidates can consent to electronic correspond- ence.
S822 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 822 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 6, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to electronic correspond- ence with regard to determinations on objections to designating petitions, independent nominating petitions, certificates of nomi- nation or ballot access documents THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 6-154 of the election law, subdivision 4 as added and subdivision 5 as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the election law relating to specification of objections to designating petitions, independent nominating petitions, certificates of nomination or ballot access documents, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4413 and A. 4261, are amended and a new subdivision 7 is added to read as follows: 4. (a) Such officer or board shall give notice by overnight mail to the objector and the candidate named in such petition or certificate of the date or dates on which such officer or board shall consider the specifications filed, and board findings, the result of and research of the specifications, and shall make a determination as to the sufficiency of such petition or certificate [and shall provide the objector and candidate or their agent or agents an opportunity to be heard as to the validity of each specific objection]. Copies of the board's research of specifications shall accompany such notice. SUCH NOTICE MAY BE GIVEN BY ELECTRONIC CORRESPONDENCE IN LIEU OF OVERNIGHT MAIL WITH THE CONSENT OF THE OBJECTOR OR THE CANDIDATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION. SUCH OFFICER OR BOARD SHALL PROVIDE THE OBJECTOR AND CANDIDATE OR THEIR AGENT OR AGENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD AS TO THE VALIDITY OF EACH SPECIFIC OBJECTION. Such opportunity may be by written submission or oral presentation in the discretion of such officer or board. Such officer or board shall not deny the objector or the candi- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04006-01-3
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