Senate Bill S84

2015-2016 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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2015-S84 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5951
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง6-158, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4827, A10789
2013-2014: S94, A111
2017-2018: S1130, A5641, A9761
2019-2020: S533, A1400
2021-2022: S1717, A2052
2023-2024: A6711
2025-2026: A2230

2015-S84 (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.

2015-S84 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S84 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   84

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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 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.
                                                           LBD00594-01-5

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