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Assembly Bill A10840

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to clarifying state committee powers

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2025-A10840 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2-112, El L

2025-A10840 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to clarifying state committee powers where it concerns old and new officers.

2025-A10840 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10840
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 1, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. POWERS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election  law,  in relation to clarifying state
   committee powers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 1 of section 2-112 of
 the  election  law,  as  added  by  chapter  42 of the laws of 2019, are
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) Every state committee shall meet no earlier than September  seven-
 teenth  and  no  later  than  October  first following the June primary.
 Until such organization meeting, the  OFFICERS  OF  THE  existing  state
 committee  shall  exercise  all  legal authority. Upon the conclusion of
 such organization meeting, the OFFICERS OF THE new state committee shall
 assume all legal authority vested  in  the  previously  organized  state
 committee.
   (b) Every county committee shall meet no earlier than September seven-
 teenth  and  no  later  than  October  sixth following the June primary.
 Until such organization meeting, the OFFICERS  OF  THE  existing  county
 committee  shall  exercise  all  legal authority. Upon the conclusion of
 such organization meeting, the OFFICERS  OF  THE  new  county  committee
 shall  assume  all  legal  authority  vested in the previously organized
 county committee.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14923-01-6

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