Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to election law |
Feb 03, 2021 |
print number 765a |
Feb 03, 2021 |
amend (t) and recommit to election law |
Jan 06, 2021 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A765A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JACOBSON
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Sandy Galef
Amy Paulin
2021-A765 - Details
2021-A765 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 765 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON, GALEF, PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring electors to vote for the presidential and vice presidential candidate who received the highest number of votes in the state; 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 12-106 of the election law is amended to read as follows: § 12-106. Electoral college; vote of the electors. 1. Immediately after the organization of the electoral college, the electors shall then and there vote by ballot for president and vice president, but no elec- tor shall vote for more than one person who is a resident of this state. They shall name in separate ballots the persons voted for as president and vice president. They shall make and sign six certificates of all the votes given by them, each of which certificates shall contain two distinct lists, one with the votes for president and one with the votes for vice president. There shall be annexed to each of the certificates one of the lists of electors which shall have been furnished to them by the state board of elections. They shall seal up the certificates so made and certify upon each that the lists of all the votes of this state given for president and vice president are contained therein. 2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER SECTION OF LAW BESIDES TITLE FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE, EACH ELECTOR SHALL CAST HIS OR HER BALLOT FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE CANDIDATES FOR THESE OFFICES WHO RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES WITHIN THE STATE. REFUSAL OR FAILURE TO VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT WHO RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES WITHIN THE STATE SHALL CONSTITUTE A RESIGNATION FROM THE OFFICE OF ELECTOR, AND ANY SUCH VOTE BY AN ELECTOR SHALL NOT BE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
co-Sponsors
Sandy Galef
Amy Paulin
2021-A765A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A765A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 765--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON, GALEF, PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring electors to vote for the presidential and vice presidential candidate who were nominated by the political party that nominated the presidential elec- tor THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 12-106 of the election law is amended to read as follows: § 12-106. Electoral college; vote of the electors. Immediately after the organization of the electoral college, the electors shall then and there vote by ballot for president and vice president, but no elector shall vote for more than one person who is a resident of this state. They shall name in separate ballots the persons voted for as president and vice president. They shall make and sign six certificates of all the votes given by them, each of which certificates shall contain two distinct lists, one with the votes for president and one with the votes for vice president. There shall be annexed to each of the certificates one of the lists of electors which shall have been furnished to them by the state board of elections. They shall seal up the certificates so made and certify upon each that the lists of all the votes of this state given for president and vice president are contained therein. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER SECTION OF LAW BESIDES TITLE FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE, EACH ELECTOR SHALL CAST HIS OR HER BALLOT FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE CANDIDATES FOR THESE OFFICES WHO WERE NOMINATED BY THE POLITICAL PARTY THAT NOMINATED THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR. REFUSAL OR FAILURE TO VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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