Assembly Bill A2635

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows a judicial district convention to be conducted in whole or in part via video conference

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A2635 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6-126, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8678

2023-A2635 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows a judicial district convention to 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.

2023-A2635 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2635
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN, LUNSFORD, LUPARDO, SIMON, McDONOUGH,
   DAVILA -- 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.
                                                            LBD05348-01-3

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