Assembly Bill A6955

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits political candidates from being nominated by more than one party for any public office

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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-A6955 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง6-122, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A2598
2017-2018: A786
2019-2020: A3416
2021-2022: A1833
2023-2024: A3595

2013-A6955 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits political candidates from being nominated by more than one party for any public office.

2013-A6955 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6955

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 25, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to  prohibiting  political
  candidates  from being nominated by more than one party for any public
  office

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

  Section  1.  Section  6-122 of the election law, as amended by chapter
511 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
  S 6-122.  Designation  or  nomination;  eligibility,  restrictions.  A
person shall not be designated or nominated for a public office or party
position who (1) is not a citizen of the state of New York; (2) is inel-
igible  to  be  elected  to  such office or position; [or] (3) [who,] if
elected will not at the time of commencement of the term of such  office
or position, meet the constitutional or statutory qualifications thereof
or, with respect to judicial office, [who] will not meet such qualifica-
tions within thirty days of the commencement of the term of such office;
OR  (4)  HAS ALREADY ACCEPTED ANOTHER PARTY'S NOMINATION FOR SUCH PUBLIC
OFFICE OR PARTY POSITION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10254-01-3

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