Assembly Bill A1127

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Eliminates the ability of judicial candidates for office who are enrolled in a particular party to automatically be allowed to run as a candidate in another party's primary election

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A1127 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8454
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6-120, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8179, S7556

2023-A1127 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates the ability of judicial candidates for office who are enrolled in a particular party to automatically be allowed to run as a candidate in another party's primary election.

2023-A1127 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1127
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to eliminating the ability
   of  judicial  candidates  for  office who are enrolled in a particular
   party to automatically be allowed to run as  a  candidate  in  another
   party's primary election

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 6-120  of  the  election  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  373  of  the  laws  of 1978, is amended to read as
 follows:
   4. This section shall not apply to a political  party  designating  or
 nominating  candidates  for the first time[,] OR to candidates nominated
 by party caucus[, nor to candidates for judicial offices].
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02178-01-3

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