NY State Senate Bill 2025-S7111

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Apr 01, 2025	referred to elections

2025-S7111 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7862
Current Committee:: Senate Elections
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§6-120 & 16-110, El L

2025-S7111 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits political parties to designate or nominate candidates for positions to be filled by all the voters of the city of New York, and perform other functions without forming county committees.

2025-S7111 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7111

SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the election law, in relation to permit political
parties to perform certain functions without forming county committees

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this legislation is to make it easier for political
parties to increase components for candidates such as running campaigns
and engaging with voters more, without needing to set up county commit-
tees. By removing this requirement, smaller parties focus on what
matters most-engaging with voters and spreading their message.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Subdivision' 3 of section 6-120 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 164 of the laws of 2022 to require members of the
party committee that represent political subdivision to provide a quorum
present when meeting to nominate by majority vote to individuals who are

not enrolled as a member of such party to be presented on ballot.

Section 2. Subdivision 2 of section 16-110 of the election law is
amended and a new subdivision, Section 2. Subdivision 2 of section
16-110 of the election law is amended and a new subdivision is added as
follows, the chairperson of the county committee of a party in which a
voter is enrolled in such a county may write a complaint by an enrolled
member of such a party in such a county and after a hearing held by a
sub-committee appointed by such person upon at least two days' notice to
the voter, personally or by mail, determine that the voter is not in
sympathy with the principles of such party.

Section 3 states the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In the 2024 NY-17 Congressional Election, Anthony Frascone was able to
secure a spot on the ballot through an unconventional set of circum-
stances.. When running for office,engaging with potential voters and
performing outreach to local communities is essential for any candidate
who seeks to represent the will of the people. .  However, Frascone did
not run a campaign for the Congressional seat.  There was no fundraising
or significant outreach to gather any additional support, and Frascone
did not have any previous affiliation with the party. It appears there
was no genuine intent to truly represent the people of NY-17.

Legislative changes are needed to ensure fairness and transparency in
the election process. This legislation would address loopholes in the
election law to prevent this situation from occurring once more.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

To be determined.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S7111 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7111
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 1, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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  permit  political
   parties to perform certain functions without forming county committees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 6-120  of  the  election  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  164  of  the  laws  of 2022, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. The members of  the  party  committee  representing  the  political
 subdivision of the office for which a designation or nomination is to be
 made,  unless  the  rules of the party provide for another committee, in
 which case the members of such other committee[, and except  as  herein-
 after  in  this  subdivision provided with respect to certain offices in
 the city of New York], may, by a majority vote of those present at  such
 meeting provided a quorum is present, authorize the designation or nomi-
 nation  of a person as candidate for any office who is not enrolled as a
 member of such party as provided in this section.  [In]  NOTWITHSTANDING
 THE  FOREGOING, IN the event that such designation or nomination is MADE
 BY A MAJOR PARTY for an office to be filled by all  the  voters  of  the
 city of New York, such authorization must be by a majority vote of those
 present  at  a  joint meeting of the executive committees of each of the
 county committees of the party within the city of New York,  provided  a
 quorum  is  present  at  such  meeting. The certificate of authorization
 shall be filed not later than four days after the last day to  file  the
 designating  petition,  certificate  of  nomination  or  certificate  of
 substitution to which such  authorization  relates,  provided,  however,
 such  certificate  shall be filed not later than nine days following the
 issuance of a proclamation of a special election held pursuant to  para-
 graph b of subdivision three of section forty-two of the public officers
 law.  The  certificate of authorization shall be signed and acknowledged
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10920-01-5

 S. 7111                             2
 
 by the presiding officer and the secretary of the meeting at which  such
 authorization was given.
   §  2.  Subdivision  2 of section 16-110 of the election law is amended
 and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows:
   2. The [chairman] CHAIRPERSON of the county committee of a party  with
 which a voter is enrolled in such county, OR, IN THE ABSENCE OF A COUNTY
 COMMITTEE IN SUCH COUNTY, A PERSON ELECTED FOR SUCH PURPOSE BY A MAJORI-
 TY  VOTE  OF  THE  STATE  COMMITTEE OF THE PARTY AT A REGULAR OR SPECIAL
 MEETING OF THE PARTY AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT, may, upon  a  written
 complaint by an enrolled member of such party in such county and after a
 hearing  held  by  [him]  SUCH PERSON or by a sub-committee appointed by
 [him] SUCH  PERSON  upon  at  least  two  days'  notice  to  the  voter,
 personally  or by mail, determine that the voter is not in sympathy with
 the principles of such party. The Supreme Court  or  a  justice  thereof
 within  the  judicial  district,  in  a  proceeding instituted by a duly
 enrolled voter of the party at least ten days before a primary election,
 shall direct the enrollment of such voter to be cancelled if it  appears
 from the proceedings before such [chairman] PERSON or sub-committee, and
 other proofs, if any, presented, that such determination is just.
   3.  THE  STATE  COMMITTEE  OF A PARTY MAY ELECT, BY MAJORITY VOTE AT A
 REGULAR OR SPECIAL MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM IS  PRESENT,  A  PERSON  OR
 PERSONS  TO  RECEIVE COMPLAINTS, HOLD HEARINGS AND INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS
 UNDER THIS SECTION FOR ANY COUNTY OR COUNTIES IN WHICH THERE IS NO COUN-
 TY COMMITTEE OF SUCH PARTY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S7111

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

2025-S7111 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S7111 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S7111 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7111 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Pete Harckham

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

2025-S7111 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S7111 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S7111 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7111 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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