Assembly Bill A138

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the filing of petitions of designation or nomination in the county of Westchester

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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-A138 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1-106, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9244
2017-2018: A461
2019-2020: A349

2015-A138 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the filing of petitions of designation or nomination in the county of Westchester.

2015-A138 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   138

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  GALEF, ABINANTI, BUCHWALD, PRETLOW,
  MAYER, OTIS, KATZ -- read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the filing of papers in
  the county of Westchester

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1-106  of  the  election  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  700  of  the  laws  of 1977, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. All papers required to be filed pursuant to the provisions of  this
chapter  shall, unless otherwise provided, be filed between the hours of
nine A.M. and five P.M.
  ON THE LAST DAY OF FILING IN THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER,  PETITIONS  OF
DESIGNATION  OR NOMINATION SHALL BE FILED BETWEEN THE HOURS OF NINE A.M.
AND MIDNIGHT AND SUCH BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICE SHALL BE OPEN TO RECEIVE
SUCH PETITIONS DURING THE HOURS HEREIN SPECIFIED. If the  last  day  for
filing shall fall on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the next busi-
ness  day  shall become the last day for filing. All papers sent by mail
in an envelope postmarked prior to midnight of the last  day  of  filing
shall  be  deemed  timely  filed  and accepted for filing when received,
except that all certificates and petitions of designation or nomination,
certificates of acceptance or declination of such designations and nomi-
nations, certificates of substitution for  such  designations  or  nomi-
nations  and objections and specifications of objections to such certif-
icates and petitions required to be filed with the board of elections of
the city of New York must be actually received by  such  city  board  of
elections  on  or before the last day to file any such petition, certif-
icate or objection and such office shall be open for the receipt of such
petitions, certificates and objections until midnight on the last day to

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

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