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Senate Bill S355
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S355 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง6-100, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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2009-S355 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S355 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring that provisions governing the nomination and designation of candidates be liberally construed to avoid the disqualification of candidates not inconsistent with substantial compliance therewith and the prevention of fraud PURPOSE OF BILL : To establish a standard of substantial compliance with election law provisions, relating to nomination and designation of candidates to public office, in order to avoid frivolous disqualification of candidates, where there is no fraud. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Amends section 6-100 of the election law. Provides for liberal construction of nomination petition requirements so as to preclude non-fraudulent frivolous errors from being a basis for court invalidation of the nominating petitions. JUSTIFICATION : Strict construction of election law requirements have imposed an undue burden and produced. unfair results, all to the chilling detriment of the entire nominating process.
2009-S355 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 355 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring that provisions governing the nomination and designation of candidates be liberally construed to avoid the disqualification of candidates not inconsistent with substantial compliance therewith and the prevention of fraud THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 6-100 of the election law is amended to read as follows: S 6-100. Nominations and designations; generally. Nomination and designation of candidates for election to public office or party posi- tion are governed by this article. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE LIBERALLY CONSTRUED TO AVOID THE DISQUALIFICATION OF CANDIDATES TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT FEASIBLE, NOT INCONSISTENT WITH SUBSTANTIAL COMPLI- ANCE THEREWITH AND THE PREVENTION OF FRAUD. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03484-01-9
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