Assembly Bill A158

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to proceedings with respect to designating and nominating petitions

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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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2025-A158 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16-102, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8243
2019-2020: A3328
2021-2022: A634
2023-2024: A713

2025-A158 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for limited three-day expansion of the statute of limitations where a proceeding to invalidate a designating or nominating petition has been commenced.

2025-A158 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    158
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. R. CARROLL, SEAWRIGHT, EPSTEIN, SHIMSKY, GLICK,
   JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the  election  law,  in  relation  to  proceedings  with
   respect to designating and nominating petitions

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 16-102 of  the  election  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  474  of  the  laws  of 2023, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. A proceeding with respect to a petition shall  be  instituted:  (A)
 within  fourteen  days  after  the last day to file the petition[,]; (B)
 within four days after the last day that a certificate to fill a vacancy
 in a designation shall be filed[, or]; (C) within  three  business  days
 after  the  officer or board with whom or which such petition was filed,
 makes a determination of invalidity with respect  to  such  petition  or
 certificate  to  fill a vacancy; OR (D) WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS AFTER
 THE PROPER SERVICE OF PLEADINGS FOR A TIMELY PROCEEDING TO INVALIDATE  A
 PETITION, whichever is later; except that a proceeding with respect to a
 petition  for  a village election or a nomination for a special election
 shall be instituted within seven days after the last  day  to  file  the
 certificate or petition for such village election or nomination or with-
 in  three  business  days  after the officer or board with whom or which
 such certificate or petition was filed, makes a determination  of  inva-
 lidity with respect to such certificate or petition, whichever is later.
 A  proceeding  with respect to a primary, convention, meeting of a party
 committee, or caucus shall be instituted within ten days after the hold-
 ing of such primary or convention or the filing of  the  certificate  of
 nominations made at such caucus or meeting of a party committee.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00289-01-5

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