Assembly Bill A3432

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that a court may require that a new election be held when there is clear and convincing evidence that the wrong candidate was determined to be the winner

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  • 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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2009-A3432 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9481
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง16-103, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A228
2013-2014: A418
2015-2016: A1406
2017-2018: A440
2019-2020: A273
2021-2022: A5042
2023-2024: A1137

2009-A3432 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a court may require that a new election be held when there is clear and convincing evidence that the wrong candidate was determined to be the winner.

2009-A3432 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3432

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRADLEY,  CAHILL, GALEF, PAULIN, KAVANAGH --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. BRENNAN, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, LATIMER,
  MAYERSOHN, PERRY, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election  law, in relation to court proceedings
  involving disputed election results

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 16-103
to read as follows:
  S 16-103. PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING GENERAL OR SPECIAL  ELECTION  RESULTS.
1. AN AGGRIEVED CANDIDATE MAY CONTEST ANY SPECIAL OR GENERAL ELECTION IN
A PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN THE SUPREME COURT.
  2.  A  PROCEEDING  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE INSTITUTED WITHIN
TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION TO WHICH IT RELATES. ANY PARTY MAY DEMAND
THAT ISSUES OF FACT IN A PROCEEDING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION  BE  DETER-
MINED  BY JURY TRIAL. THE COURT SHALL GIVE THE PARTIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO
DEMAND A JURY TRIAL. FAILURE TO MAKE  SUCH  A  DEMAND  WITHIN  THE  TIME
LIMITED  BY  THE COURT, OR, IF NO SUCH TIME IS LIMITED, BEFORE THE TRIAL
BEGINS, SHALL BE DEEMED A WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
  3. IN A PROCEEDING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION THE COURT  SHALL  ORDER  A
NEW  ELECTION  IF CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE DEMONSTRATES THAT FRAUD,
IRREGULARITY OR VOTING MACHINE FAILURE DEPRIVED THE AGGRIEVED  CANDIDATE
OF  A  WINNING MARGIN OF VOTES. SUCH NEW ELECTION SHALL INCLUDE ALL DULY
ENROLLED VOTERS RESIDING IN  THE  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  EMBRACING  THE
OFFICE CONTESTED. SUCH ELECTION SHALL BE HELD ON THE FIFTH TUESDAY AFTER
THE  COURT'S ORDER IS ISSUED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, IF THE FIFTH TUESDAY IS
A RELIGIOUS, FEDERAL OR STATE HOLIDAY THE NEW ELECTION SHALL BE HELD  ON
THE NEXT SUCCEEDING TUESDAY THEREAFTER WHICH IS NOT A RELIGIOUS, FEDERAL
OR STATE HOLIDAY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03294-01-9

              

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