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                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2022
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, GALEF, ENGLEBRIGHT, LUNSFORD, LUPARDO,
   SIMON, McDONOUGH --  read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the election law, in relation to allowing a judicial
   district convention to be conducted in whole  or  in  part  via  video
   conference
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 6-126 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. A JUDICIAL DISTRICT CONVENTION MAY BE CONDUCTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART
 VIA  VIDEO  CONFERENCE UPON A MINIMUM OF SEVENTY-TWO HOURS NOTICE TO THE
 MEMBERS OF THE RESPECTIVE COMMITTEE BY  MAIL,  AN  APPROPRIATELY  TITLED
 EMAIL, TEXT OR TELEPHONE CALL AT AN ADDRESS OR NUMBER EXPRESSLY PROVIDED
 IN  WRITING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING SUCH NOTICES. SUCH NOTICE SHALL
 INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS ON HOW TO  ACCESS  THE  MEETING  BY
 SUCH  VIDEO CONFERENCE. WHERE THE CONVENTION IS HELD IN WHOLE OR IN PART
 VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE, THE PRESIDING OFFICER  SHALL  AFFORD  A  FAIR  AND
 APPROPRIATE  OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND TO LISTEN, HEAR,
 AND BE HEARD, IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO THAT WHICH WOULD BE AFFORDED IF THE
 MEETING WERE HELD IN PERSON.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14066-01-1