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Senate Bill S3219
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 20th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
2019-S3219 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 8 Title 7 §§8-700 - 8-704, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S5527
2021-2022: S281
2023-2024: S2331
2019-S3219 (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-S3219 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3219 SPONSOR: MYRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to notifying voters of the candidates and upcoming elections PURPOSE: To set forth a procedure of the distribution of voting guides and post- cards to all registered voters and to require all major television and radio stations using public airwaves to broadcast voting information prior to all elections. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 Voting Guide: any candidate seeking nomination or election at the next primary and general election to any public office shall, at least six
2019-S3219 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3219 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- 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 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 7 to read as follows: TITLE VII VOTER NOTIFICATIONS SECTION 8-700. VOTING GUIDE. 8-702. POSTCARDS. 8-704. TELEVISION AND RADIO. § 8-700. 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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