Senate Bill S1980

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of party

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

  • 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-S1980 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1-104, El L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S1031

2021-S1980 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Defines the term "party" as any political organization which at the last preceding election for governor polled at least fifty thousand votes for its candidate for governor.

2021-S1980 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1980 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1980
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- 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 the definition of party
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section 1-104 of the election law, as
 amended by section 10 of part ZZZ of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   3. The term "party" means any political organization which[, excluding
 blank  and  void  ballots,  at  the last preceding election for governor
 received, at least two percent of the total votes cast for its candidate
 for governor, or one hundred thirty thousand votes, whichever is  great-
 er,  in the year in which a governor is elected and at least two percent
 of the total votes cast for its candidate for president, or one  hundred
 thirty  thousand votes, whichever is greater, in a year when a president
 is elected] AT THE LAST PRECEDING ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR POLLED AT  LEAST
 FIFTY THOUSAND VOTES FOR ITS CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02326-01-1

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