Assembly Bill A9313

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the filing of designating petitions for Congress

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Current Bill Status Via S8664 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A9313 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8664
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6-134 & 2-120, El L

2023-A9313 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the dates to file a designating petition for Congress and party positions in 2024; provides that signatures for certain offices and party positions made earlier than February 29th made be counted.

2023-A9313 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9313
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 28, 2024
                                ___________
 
 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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