Senate Bill S8058

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to petition requirements

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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-S8058 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10151
Law Section:
Elections

2019-S8058 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a designating petition for the June 2020 primary election shall be filed with the appropriate board of elections on March 17 through March 20, 2020; makes related provisions.

2019-S8058 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8058 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8058
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT in relation to petition requirements
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Notwithstanding  subdivision  1  of  section 6-158 of the
 election law, a designating petition for the June 2020 primary  election
 shall  be  filed  with  the  appropriate  board of elections on March 17
 through March 20, 2020  and  the  political  calendar  with  respect  to
 objections, acceptances, authorizations, declinations, substitutions and
 the  last day to commence an election law article 16 proceeding shall be
 adjusted accordingly.
   § 2. Notwithstanding section 6-164 of the election law, there shall be
 no option to file an opportunity to ballot petition  in  the  June  2020
 primary election.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15928-02-0

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