Senate Bill S8664

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the filing of designating petitions for Congress

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Current Bill Status - 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-S8664 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9313
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6-134 & 2-120, El L

2023-S8664 (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-S8664 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8664 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8664
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 28, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- 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 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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