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                                   8664
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 28, 2024
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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  6-134 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-FOUR, ANY SIGNATURE MADE ON A
 DESIGNATING PETITION FOR THE PUBLIC  OFFICE  OF  REPRESENTATIVE  IN  THE
 HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, OR ANY
 PARTY POSITION ELECTED FROM A CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, MADE EARLIER  THAN
 FEBRUARY TWENTY-NINTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR SHALL NOT BE COUNTED FOR
 SUCH  OFFICE OR PARTY POSITION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, ANY SIGNATURE MADE ON
 A DESIGNATING PETITION FOR OFFICES OR PARTY POSITIONS OTHER THAN FOR THE
 PUBLIC OFFICE OF REPRESENTATIVE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 CONGRESS  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES,  OR ANY PARTY POSITION ELECTED FROM A
 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, WHICH IS  CONSISTENT  WITH  THE  TIME  FIXED  IN
 SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE COUNTED FOR SUCH OFFICE OR
 PARTY POSITION.
   § 2. Section 2-120 of the election law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO CHANGE SHALL BE
 MADE TO AN ELECTION DISTRICT LINE IN EFFECT AS OF  FEBRUARY  TWENTY-SEV-
 ENTH,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR  EXCEPT  IF  SUCH ELECTION DISTRICT IS
 BISECTED BY A CHANGE IN A CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT BOUNDARY  LINE.    SUCH
 CHANGE  TO  AN  ELECTION  DISTRICT LINE SHALL BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION. ANY ELECTION  DISTRICT  AS  OF  FEBRUARY
 TWENTY-SEVENTH,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR  THAT  IS  NOT BISECTED BY A
 CHANGE IN A CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT LINE SHALL NOT BE CHANGED NOR  RENUM-
 BERED    AFTER  FEBRUARY TWENTY-SEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR UNLESS
 SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED BY LAW.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (B) FOR THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, WHEN A PARTY POSITION IS TO
 BE ELECTED FROM AN ELECTION DISTRICT ALTERED PURSUANT TO  THIS  SUBDIVI-
 SION  AS  A  RESULT  OF A NEW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT LINE BISECTING SUCH
 ELECTION DISTRICT, ANY CANDIDATE PETITIONING  FOR  SUCH  PARTY  POSITION
 THEREFROM  SHALL  BE  DEEMED  TO  BE  A  CANDIDATE FROM THE NEW ELECTION
 DISTRICT CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS  SUBDIVISION  WHICH  HAS  THE  LARGEST
 PORTION  OF  THE  POPULATION  OF SUCH ORIGINAL ELECTION DISTRICT.   SUCH
 LARGER PORTION SHALL RETAIN THE ELECTION DISTRICT NUMBER OF THE ORIGINAL
 ELECTION DISTRICT.  THE PORTION OF SUCH ORIGINAL ELECTION DISTRICT  WITH
 THE SMALLER POPULATION SHALL ALSO BE A NEW ELECTION DISTRICT, BUT IN THE
 YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, NO PARTY POSITIONS SHALL BE ELECTED THER-
 EFROM.  PARTY POSITIONS FROM SUCH SMALLER PORTION SHALL BE DEEMED VACANT
 AND  SHALL BE FILLED BY THE COUNTY COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE
 OF SECTION 2-118 OF THIS ARTICLE UPON THE REORGANIZATION OF  SUCH  PARTY
 COMMITTEE.  SUCH SMALLER ELECTION DISTRICT SHALL BE NUMBERED BY THE NEXT
 UNUSED  ELECTION DISTRICT NUMBER AND NO OTHER ELECTION DISTRICT SHALL BE
 RENUMBERED.
   (C) FOR PURPOSES OF THE REQUIREMENT THAT A COUNTY COMMITTEE  SHALL  BE
 CONSTITUTED  BY THE ELECTION OF AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ITS FULL
 COMPLEMENT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 2-104 OF THIS  ARTI-
 CLE, ANY NEWLY CREATED ELECTION DISTRICT CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDI-
 VISION SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM SUCH TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT COMPUTATION.
   §  3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire December
 31, 2024 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be  deemed
 repealed.