Senate Bill S5256A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the number of signatures of enrolled voters needed on a designating petition for any town office and the number of signatures required on a designating petition for a village election

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5844 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S5256 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5844
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6-136 & 6-204, El L

2021-S5256 - Summary

Relates to the number of signatures of enrolled voters needed on a designating petition for any town office to be filled by all the voters of certain towns and the number of signatures required on a designating petition for a village election; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

2021-S5256 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5256 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5256
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 27, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT in relation to the number of signatures of enrolled voters needed
   on a designating petition for any town office to be filled by all  the
   voters  of  certain  towns  and the number of signatures required on a
   designating petition for a village election; and to  provide  for  the
   repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding subdivision  2  of  section  6-136  of  the
 election law:
   (a)  the number of signatures of enrolled voters needed on a designat-
 ing petition for any town office to be filled by all the voters of towns
 containing more than twenty-five thousand and not more than one  hundred
 thousand  inhabitants,  according  to the last preceding federal enumer-
 ation, shall be two times the number of election districts in such  town
 or three hundred signatures, whichever is less;
   (b)  the number of signatures of enrolled voters needed on a designat-
 ing petition for any town office to be filled by all the voters of towns
 containing twenty-five thousand inhabitants or less,  according  to  the
 last  preceding  federal  enumeration,  shall be two times the number of
 election districts in such town or one  hundred  and  fifty  signatures,
 whichever is less.
   §  2.  Notwithstanding  subdivision 2 of section 6-204 of the election
 law and paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section 15-108 of  the  election
 law,  the  number of signatures required on a designating petition for a
 village election shall be one and one-half per centum of the  number  of
 enrolled voters of the party residing in the village.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed on December 31, 2021.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10152-01-1

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2021-S5256A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5844
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6-136 & 6-204, El L

2021-S5256A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the number of signatures of enrolled voters needed on a designating petition for any town office to be filled by all the voters of certain towns and the number of signatures required on a designating petition for a village election; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

2021-S5256A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5256A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5256--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 27, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. HARCKHAM, MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Elections  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the  number  of  signa-
   tures of enrolled voters needed on a designating petition for any town
   office to be filled by all the voters of certain towns; relates to the
   number  of signatures required on a designating petition for a village
   election; and to provide for the repeal of such  provisions  upon  the
   expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (k) and (l) of subdivision 2 of section 6-136 of
 the election law, as amended by chapter 22 of  the  laws  of  2021,  are
 amended and a new paragraph (m) is added to read as follows:
   (k)  For  any  other  office to be filled by the voters of a political
 subdivision containing more than one assembly district, county or  other
 political  subdivision,  not  to  exceed the aggregate of the signatures
 required for the subdivisions or parts  of  subdivisions  so  contained;
 [and]
   (l)  For  any  county  legislative  district, one hundred fifty signa-
 tures[.]; AND
   (M) FOR ANY OFFICE TO BE FILLED BY ALL THE VOTERS OF TOWNS  CONTAINING
 ONE  HUNDRED  THOUSAND  INHABITANTS OR LESS, NOT TO EXCEED THE NUMBER OF
 SIGNATURES REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (J) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, OR  TWO  TIMES
 THE NUMBER OF ELECTIONS DISTRICTS IN SUCH TOWN, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
   §  2.  Notwithstanding  subdivision 2 of section 6-204 of the election
 law and paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section 15-108 of  the  election
 law,  the  number of signatures required on a designating petition for a
 village election shall be one and one-half per centum of the  number  of
 enrolled voters of the party residing in the village.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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