NY State Senate Bill 2019-S4350

Senate Bill S4350

Signed By Governor

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to signatures for designating petitions for political subdivisions outside the city of New York and the counties of Erie and Nassau

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5979 - Signed by Governor

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 25, 2019	signed chap.22
Mar 13, 2019	delivered to governor
Mar 12, 2019	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.255 substituted for s4350
Mar 12, 2019	substituted by a5979a ordered to third reading cal.255 committee discharged and committed to rules
Mar 08, 2019	referred to elections

Votes

- Mar 12, 2019 - Floor Vote
  A5979
  
  53
  
  Aye
  
  8
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Mar 12, 2019
      
      aye (53)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Antonacci
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      nay (8)
      
      Akshar
      
      Gallivan
      
      Griffo
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kennedy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      excused (1)
      
      Amedore
  Mar 12, 2019 - Rules Committee Vote
  S4350
  
  18
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Mar 12, 2019
      
      aye (18)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Parker
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      nay (1)
      
      Kennedy

2019-S4350 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5979
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §6-136, El L

2019-S4350 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to signatures for designating petitions for political subdivisions outside the city of New York and the counties of Erie and Nassau; must be signed by not less than three and three-quarters per centum.

2019-S4350 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S4350

SPONSOR: BRESLIN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the election law, in relation to signatures for desig-
nating petitions for certain political subdivisions; and providing for
the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE:

To ensure ballot access for a variety of candidates for office due to
the recent change in the primary election date.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one of this bill amends subdivision 2 of § 6-136 of the election
law to reduce the minimum petition signature requirement for all public
offices to be filled in 2019, with the exception of offices in New York
City, Nassau and Erie Counties to 3.75 percent of the enrolled voters of
the party residing within the political unit in which the office or

position is to be voted for.

Section two is the effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In 2019, after 8 years of impasse the legislature has passed legislation
reunifying state, local and federal (non-presidential) primary elections
to be held on the 4th Tuesday in June, effective immediately.

However, because of the imminent change in the political calendar neces-
sary to meet the requirements for a June primary, candidates f or local
offices in 2019 are required to begin circulating designating petitions
at the end of February 2019, rather than in mid-June, 2019.

This bill would temporarily reduce the number of signatures required for
designating petitions by 1/4 for candidates running for office, with the
exception of NYC, and Nassau and Erie Counties, in 2019 to allow candi-
dates to organize their campaigns, print their petitions, and begin
collecting voters' signatures after the change in the primary date.

 
FISCAL IMPACT ON THE STATE:

None.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire December 31,
2019 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
repealed.

2019-S4350 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4350
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 8, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- 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 signatures  for  desig-
   nating petitions for certain political subdivisions; and providing for
   the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 6-136 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF THIS SECTION, FOR DESIGNATING
 PETITIONS FOR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OUTSIDE THE CITY OF  NEW  YORK  AND
 THE  COUNTIES  OF  ERIE AND NASSAU, EXCEPT FOR THE POSITION OF MEMBER OF
 WARD, TOWN, CITY OR COUNTY COMMITTEE, SUCH PETITIONS MUST BE  SIGNED  BY
 NOT  LESS THAN THREE AND THREE-QUARTERS PER CENTUM, AS DETERMINED BY THE
 PRECEDING ENROLLMENT, OF THE THEN ENROLLED VOTERS OF THE PARTY  RESIDING
 WITHIN THE POLITICAL UNIT IN WHICH THE OFFICE OR POSITION IS TO BE VOTED
 FOR  (EXCLUDING  VOTERS  IN INACTIVE STATUS). THE REDUCTIONS PROVIDED BY
 SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, AS ADDED BY CHAPTER SEVENTEEN  OF  THE
 LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, SHALL ALSO APPLY.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire December
 31, 2019 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be  deemed
 repealed.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10192-06-9

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