Assembly Bill A634

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to proceedings with respect to designating and nominating petitions

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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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2021-A634 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S258
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16-102, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8243
2019-2020: A3328, S5406
2023-2024: A713, S3042

2021-A634 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to proceedings with respect to designating and nominating petitions.

2021-A634 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    634
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CARROLL, GOTTFRIED, SEAWRIGHT -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the  election  law,  in  relation  to  proceedings  with
   respect to designating and nominating petitions

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 16-102 of  the  election  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  79  of  the  laws  of  1992, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. A proceeding with respect to a petition  shall  be  instituted  (A)
 within  fourteen  days after the last day to file the petition, [or] (B)
 within three business days after the officer or board with whom or which
 such petition was  filed,  makes  a  determination  of  invalidity  with
 respect  to  such  petition, OR (C) WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE
 PROPER SERVICE OF PLEADINGS FOR A TIMELY INVALIDATION PROCEEDING, which-
 ever is later; except that a proceeding with respect to a petition for a
 village election or an independent nomination  for  a  special  election
 shall  be  instituted  within  seven days after the last day to file the
 petition for such village election or independent nomination  or  within
 three  business  days after the officer or board with whom or which such
 petition was filed, makes a determination of invalidity with respect  to
 such petition, whichever is later. A proceeding with respect to a prima-
 ry,  convention, meeting of a party committee, or caucus shall be insti-
 tuted within ten days after the holding of such primary or convention or
 the filing of the certificate of nominations  made  at  such  caucus  or
 meeting of a party committee.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02404-01-1

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