Assembly Bill A111

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to nominating and designating petitions and certificates

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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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2013-A111 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S94
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง6-158, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10789, S4827
2015-2016: A5951, S84
2017-2018: A5641, A9761, S1130
2019-2020: A1400, S533
2021-2022: A2052, S1717
2023-2024: A6711
2025-2026: A2230

2013-A111 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a candidate who files a certificate of acceptance for an office for which there have been filed certificates or petitions designating more than one candidate for the nomination of any party, may thereafter file a certificate of declination not later than the seventh day after the primary election.

2013-A111 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   111

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to nominating and desig-
  nating petitions and certificates

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section 6-158 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 434 of the laws  of  1984,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2.  A  certificate of acceptance or declination of a designation shall
be filed not later than the fourth day after the last day to  file  such
designation,  EXCEPT  THAT  A  CANDIDATE WHO FILES SUCH A CERTIFICATE OF
ACCEPTANCE FOR AN OFFICE FOR WHICH THERE HAVE BEEN FILED CERTIFICATES OR
PETITIONS DESIGNATING MORE THAN ONE CANDIDATE FOR THE NOMINATION OF  ANY
PARTY,  MAY  THEREAFTER FILE A CERTIFICATE OF DECLINATION NOT LATER THAN
THE SEVENTH DAY AFTER THE PRIMARY ELECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01971-01-3

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