Senate Bill S5818A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the dates to file a designating petition

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Current Bill Status Via A5057 - 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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2023-S5818 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5057
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6-158 & 6-134, El L

2023-S5818 - Summary

Relates to the dates to file a designating petition; provides for the repeal of such provisions.

2023-S5818 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5818 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5818
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- 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  dates  to  file  a
   designating  petition; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
   upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  6-158 of the election law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A. NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  TIME  FIXED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  FOR THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, SUCH DESIGNATING PETI-
 TION REQUIRED TO BE FILED BY SUCH SUBDIVISION SHALL BE FILED NOT EARLIER
 THAN THE THIRTEENTH MONDAY BEFORE, AND NOT LATER THAN THE TWELFTH MONDAY
 PRECEDING THE PRIMARY ELECTION.
   § 2. Section 6-134 of the election law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  TIME  FIXED  IN  SUBDIVISION  FOUR OF THIS
 SECTION, FOR THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, A SIGNATURE MADE EARLI-
 ER THAN FORTY-ONE DAYS BEFORE THE LAST DAY TO FILE DESIGNATING PETITIONS
 FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION SHALL NOT BE COUNTED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire  December
 31,  2023 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
 repealed.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09819-03-3

2023-S5818A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5057
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6-158 & 6-134, El L

2023-S5818A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the dates to file a designating petition; provides for the repeal of such provisions.

2023-S5818A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5818--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- 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 dates to file a
   designating petition; and providing for the repeal of such  provisions
   upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 6-158 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  TIME  FIXED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF THIS
 SECTION, FOR THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, SUCH DESIGNATING  PETI-
 TION REQUIRED TO BE FILED BY SUCH SUBDIVISION SHALL BE FILED NOT EARLIER
 THAN THE THIRTEENTH MONDAY BEFORE, AND NOT LATER THAN THE TWELFTH MONDAY
 PRECEDING THE PRIMARY ELECTION.
   §  2.  Section  6-134  of  the election law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A. NOTWITHSTANDING THE  TIME  FIXED  IN  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF  THIS
 SECTION, FOR THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, A SIGNATURE MADE EARLI-
 ER THAN FORTY-ONE DAYS BEFORE THE LAST DAY TO FILE DESIGNATING PETITIONS
 FOR  THE  PRIMARY  ELECTION,  OR A SIGNATURE MADE LATER THAN THE TWELFTH
 THURSDAY PRECEDING THE PRIMARY ELECTION, SHALL NOT BE COUNTED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire  December
 31,  2023 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
 repealed.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09819-05-3

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