Assembly Bill A3287

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to notifying voters of the candidates and upcoming elections

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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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2019-A3287 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 8 Title 6 §§8-600 - 8-604, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6224
2021-2022: A643
2023-2024: A10545

2019-A3287 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Instructs the state board of elections to create and distribute voting guides to voters containing information about the candidates; mandates that voters receive postcards to notify them of upcoming elections and that television and radio stations also notify their audience of upcoming elections.

2019-A3287 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3287
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CARROLL, BLAKE, MOSLEY, D'URSO, RICHARDSON, PHEF-
   FER AMATO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to notifying voters of the
   candidates and upcoming elections
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 8 of the election law is amended by  adding  a  new
 title 6 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE VI
                            VOTER NOTIFICATIONS
 SECTION 8-600. VOTING GUIDE.
         8-602. POSTCARDS.
         8-604. TELEVISION AND RADIO.
   § 8-600. VOTING GUIDE. 1. ANY CANDIDATE SEEKING NOMINATION OR ELECTION
 AT  THE  NEXT  GENERAL  AND  PRIMARY ELECTION TO ANY PUBLIC OFFICE, OR A
 DESIGNATED AGENT ACTING ON BEHALF OF SUCH CANDIDATE, MAY, AT  LEAST  SIX
 WEEKS  PRIOR TO THE GENERAL AND PRIMARY ELECTION, FILE WITH THE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS WITH WHICH NOMINATING AND DESIGNATING  PETITIONS  AND  CERTIF-
 ICATES FOR SUCH OFFICE ARE FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-144 OF THIS CHAP-
 TER  A  SWORN STATEMENT CONTAINING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, SUCH AS THE
 CANDIDATE'S OCCUPATION, EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL  BACKGROUND,  PRIOR
 GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE, AND ANY OTHER PERSONAL BACKGROUND OR EXPERIENCE
 THAT  THE CANDIDATE DEEMS RELEVANT TO THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN, AND ANSWERS
 TO ISSUE BASED QUESTIONS DRAFTED BY THE STATE BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  THAT
 ARE SPECIFIED TO EACH POSITION.
   2.  THE  STATE  BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL, BY REGULATION, ESTABLISH THE
 FORMAT AND LENGTH OF THE STATEMENT AUTHORIZED  UNDER  THIS  SECTION  AND
 SHALL  PROVIDE  TO  CANDIDATES  A  STANDARDIZED  FORM FOR PREPARING SUCH
 STATEMENT.
   3. WITHIN FIVE DAYS AFTER THE LAST DAY  FOR  FILING  STATEMENTS  UNDER
 THIS  SECTION,  ALL  LOCAL  BOARDS  OF  ELECTIONS SHALL FORWARD ALL SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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