senate Bill S822

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates electronic correspondence of determinations on objections to designating petitions, independent nominating petitions, certificates of nomination or ballot access documents

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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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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
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

Votes

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Jan 31, 2023 - floor Vote

S822
49
14
floor
49
Aye
14
Nay
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Jan 31, 2023

aye (49)
nay (14)

Jan 9, 2023 - Rules committee Vote

S822
16
3
committee
16
Aye
3
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
2
Excused
0
Abstained
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Rules Committee Vote: Jan 9, 2023

aye (16)
nay (3)
excused (2)

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) - Summary

Permits electronic correspondence with regard to determinations on objections to designating petitions, independent nominating petitions, certificates of nomination or ballot access documents upon the consent of the objector.

S822 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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