Assembly Bill A5358C

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires certain candidates to file a statement attesting to the veracity of statements regarding the candidate's educational history, and service, employment and residency record

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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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co-Sponsors

2023-A5358 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5884
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6-170, El L

2023-A5358 - Summary

Requires certain candidates to file a statement attesting to the veracity of statements regarding the candidate's educational history, and service, employment and residency record; provides for the filing of amended statements; provides penalties.

2023-A5358 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5358
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SILLITTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election  law, in relation to requiring certain
   candidates to file a statement attesting that they meet the  residency
   requirements of the office
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new  section  6-170
 to read as follows:
   §  6-170.  DESIGNATING PETITIONS AND INDEPENDENT NOMINATION PETITIONS;
 STATEMENT OF CANDIDATES. ANY DESIGNATING PETITION PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTION 6-132 OF THIS ARTICLE OR  INDEPENDENT  NOMINATION  PETITION
 PREPARED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  SECTION  6-140  OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE
 ACCOMPANIED BY A SWORN STATEMENT OF THE CANDIDATE  BEING  DESIGNATED  OR
 NOMINATED.  SUCH STATEMENT SHALL INCLUDE AN ATTESTATION BY THE CANDIDATE
 THAT THEY MEET THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS OF THE OFFICE THEY ARE SEEKING
 AND THAT THEIR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS, AS CONTAINED WITHIN THE PETITION, IS
 ACCURATE AND TRUE.  SUCH STATEMENT SHALL BE ATTESTED TO BY THE CANDIDATE
 UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, NOTARIZED AND FILED WITH THE DESIGNATING PETI-
 TION OR INDEPENDENT NOMINATION PETITION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09321-03-3



              

co-Sponsors

2023-A5358A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5884
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6-170, El L

2023-A5358A - Summary

Requires certain candidates to file a statement attesting to the veracity of statements regarding the candidate's educational history, and service, employment and residency record; provides for the filing of amended statements; provides penalties.

2023-A5358A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5358--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SILLITTI,  EPSTEIN, KELLES, DeSTEFANO, RAGA,
   SIMONE, SIMON, NOVAKHOV -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
   Election  Law -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the election  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  certain
   candidates to file a statement attesting to the veracity of statements
   regarding  the  candidate's educational, service, employment and resi-
   dency record
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 6-170
 to read as follows:
   § 6-170.  VERACITY OF STATEMENTS OF CANDIDATES. 1. FIFTEEN DAYS  AFTER
 THE  FILING OF A CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE, CERTIFICATE TO FILL A VACAN-
 CY, A PETITION FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO BALLOT BY A CANDIDATE  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION  6-158  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  THE FILING OF A DESIGNATING PETITION
 PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-132 OF THIS ARTICLE, OR THE FILING OF AN INDEPEND-
 ENT NOMINATING PETITION PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-140 OF THIS ARTICLE,  EACH
 CANDIDATE  SHALL SUBMIT A SWORN STATEMENT INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INFOR-
 MATION:
   (A) MILITARY SERVICE RECORD, IF ANY, INCLUDING DATES OF ENLISTMENT AND
 DISCHARGE AND APPOINTMENTS;
   (B) EMPLOYMENT HISTORY, IF ANY, FOR THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS;
   (C) CURRENT RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS;
   (D) AN ATTESTATION BY THE CANDIDATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE RESI-
 DENCY REQUIREMENTS OF THE OFFICE THAT THEY SEEK; AND
   (E) ANY  EDUCATIONAL  RECORD,  INCLUDING  HIGH  SCHOOLS,  COLLEGES  OR
 UNIVERSITIES  ATTENDED, DATES OF ATTENDANCE AND DEGREES RECEIVED IF ANY,
 OR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY NOT OTHERWISE DISCLOSED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH  (B)
 OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION THAT THE CANDIDATE VOLUNTARILY REPRESENTS ON THEIR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09321-06-3
 A. 5358--A                          2
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A5358B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5884
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6-170, El L

2023-A5358B - Summary

Requires certain candidates to file a statement attesting to the veracity of statements regarding the candidate's educational history, and service, employment and residency record; provides for the filing of amended statements; provides penalties.

2023-A5358B - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5358--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SILLITTI,  EPSTEIN, KELLES, DeSTEFANO, RAGA,
   SIMONE, SIMON, NOVAKHOV -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
   Election  Law -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee  --  recommitted  to  the
   Committee  on  Election Law in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
   --  again  reported  from  said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election  law, in relation to requiring certain
   candidates to file a statement attesting to the veracity of statements
   regarding the candidate's educational history, and service, employment
   and residency record
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 6-170
 to read as follows:
   § 6-170.  VERACITY OF STATEMENTS OF CANDIDATES. 1. FIFTEEN DAYS  AFTER
 THE  FILING OF A CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE, CERTIFICATE TO FILL A VACAN-
 CY, A PETITION FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO BALLOT BY A CANDIDATE  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION  6-158  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  THE FILING OF A DESIGNATING PETITION
 PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-132 OF THIS ARTICLE, OR THE FILING OF AN INDEPEND-
 ENT NOMINATING PETITION PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-140 OF THIS ARTICLE,  EACH
 CANDIDATE  SHALL SUBMIT A SWORN STATEMENT INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INFOR-
 MATION:
   (A) MILITARY SERVICE RECORD, IF ANY, INCLUDING DATES OF ENLISTMENT AND
 DISCHARGE AND APPOINTMENTS;
   (B) EMPLOYMENT HISTORY, IF ANY, FOR THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS;
   (C) CURRENT RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS;
   (D) AN ATTESTATION BY THE CANDIDATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE RESI-
 DENCY REQUIREMENTS OF THE OFFICE THAT THEY SEEK; AND
   (E) EDUCATIONAL HISTORY, INCLUDING HIGH SCHOOLS, COLLEGES OR UNIVERSI-
 TIES ATTENDED, DATES OF ATTENDANCE  AND  DEGREES  RECEIVED  IF  ANY,  OR
 EMPLOYMENT  HISTORY NOT OTHERWISE DISCLOSED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION THAT THE  CANDIDATE  VOLUNTARILY  REPRESENTS  ON  THEIR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A5358C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5884
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6-170, El L

2023-A5358C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain candidates to file a statement attesting to the veracity of statements regarding the candidate's educational history, and service, employment and residency record; provides for the filing of amended statements; provides penalties.

2023-A5358C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5358--C
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SILLITTI, SHIMSKY, EPSTEIN, DeSTEFANO, KELLES,
   RAGA, SIMONE, NOVAKHOV,  SIMON,  LUNSFORD,  ARDILA,  GLICK,  McDONALD,
   BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SEAWRIGHT, DINOWITZ, WALLACE, L. ROSENTHAL, CRUZ --
   read  once  and referred to the Committee on Election Law -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Election  Law  in
   accordance  with  Assembly  Rule 3, sec. 2 -- again reported from said
   committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommit-
   ted  to  said  committee  --  again  reported from said committee with
   amendments, ordered reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election  law, in relation to requiring certain
   candidates to file a statement attesting to the veracity of statements
   regarding the candidate's educational history, and service, employment
   and residency record
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 6-170
 to read as follows:
   § 6-170.  VERACITY OF STATEMENTS OF CANDIDATES. 1. FIFTEEN DAYS  AFTER
 THE  FILING OF A CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE, CERTIFICATE TO FILL A VACAN-
 CY, A PETITION FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO BALLOT BY A CANDIDATE  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION  6-158  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  THE FILING OF A DESIGNATING PETITION
 PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-132 OF THIS ARTICLE, OR THE FILING OF AN INDEPEND-
 ENT NOMINATING PETITION PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-140 OF THIS ARTICLE,  EACH
 CANDIDATE  SHALL SUBMIT A SWORN STATEMENT INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INFOR-
 MATION:
   (A) MILITARY SERVICE RECORD, IF ANY, INCLUDING DATES OF ENLISTMENT AND
 DISCHARGE AND APPOINTMENTS;
   (B) EMPLOYMENT HISTORY, IF ANY, FOR THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS;
   (C) CURRENT RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09321-10-4
              

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