S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
February 28, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the dates to file a
designating petition; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
upon expiration thereof
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 4-a to read as follows:
4-A. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME FIXED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS
SECTION, FOR THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, ANY SIGNATURE MADE ON A
DESIGNATING PETITION FOR THE PUBLIC OFFICE OF REPRESENTATIVE IN THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, OR ANY
PARTY POSITION ELECTED FROM A CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, MADE EARLIER THAN
FEBRUARY TWENTY-NINTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR SHALL NOT BE COUNTED FOR
SUCH OFFICE OR PARTY POSITION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, ANY SIGNATURE MADE ON
A DESIGNATING PETITION FOR OFFICES OR PARTY POSITIONS OTHER THAN FOR THE
PUBLIC OFFICE OF REPRESENTATIVE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, OR ANY PARTY POSITION ELECTED FROM A
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE TIME FIXED IN
SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE COUNTED FOR SUCH OFFICE OR
PARTY POSITION.
§ 2. Section 2-120 of the election law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
1-A. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO CHANGE SHALL BE
MADE TO AN ELECTION DISTRICT LINE IN EFFECT AS OF FEBRUARY TWENTY-SEV-
ENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR EXCEPT IF SUCH ELECTION DISTRICT IS
BISECTED BY A CHANGE IN A CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT BOUNDARY LINE. SUCH
CHANGE TO AN ELECTION DISTRICT LINE SHALL BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION. ANY ELECTION DISTRICT AS OF FEBRUARY
TWENTY-SEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR THAT IS NOT BISECTED BY A
CHANGE IN A CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT LINE SHALL NOT BE CHANGED NOR RENUM-
BERED AFTER FEBRUARY TWENTY-SEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR UNLESS
SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED BY LAW.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(B) FOR THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, WHEN A PARTY POSITION IS TO
BE ELECTED FROM AN ELECTION DISTRICT ALTERED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVI-
SION AS A RESULT OF A NEW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT LINE BISECTING SUCH
ELECTION DISTRICT, ANY CANDIDATE PETITIONING FOR SUCH PARTY POSITION
THEREFROM SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CANDIDATE FROM THE NEW ELECTION
DISTRICT CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION WHICH HAS THE LARGEST
PORTION OF THE POPULATION OF SUCH ORIGINAL ELECTION DISTRICT. SUCH
LARGER PORTION SHALL RETAIN THE ELECTION DISTRICT NUMBER OF THE ORIGINAL
ELECTION DISTRICT. THE PORTION OF SUCH ORIGINAL ELECTION DISTRICT WITH
THE SMALLER POPULATION SHALL ALSO BE A NEW ELECTION DISTRICT, BUT IN THE
YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, NO PARTY POSITIONS SHALL BE ELECTED THER-
EFROM. PARTY POSITIONS FROM SUCH SMALLER PORTION SHALL BE DEEMED VACANT
AND SHALL BE FILLED BY THE COUNTY COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE
OF SECTION 2-118 OF THIS ARTICLE UPON THE REORGANIZATION OF SUCH PARTY
COMMITTEE. SUCH SMALLER ELECTION DISTRICT SHALL BE NUMBERED BY THE NEXT
UNUSED ELECTION DISTRICT NUMBER AND NO OTHER ELECTION DISTRICT SHALL BE
RENUMBERED.
(C) FOR PURPOSES OF THE REQUIREMENT THAT A COUNTY COMMITTEE SHALL BE
CONSTITUTED BY THE ELECTION OF AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ITS FULL
COMPLEMENT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 2-104 OF THIS ARTI-
CLE, ANY NEWLY CREATED ELECTION DISTRICT CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDI-
VISION SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM SUCH TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT COMPUTATION.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire December
31, 2024 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
repealed.