NY A08917 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Passed on March 2 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-02 - signed chap.3
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Requires that a primary will not be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in September; any written communication to voters by mail shall contain a conspicuous notice in all capital letters and bold font notifying the voter of the primary date change; moves the date of the 2018 fall primary to Thursday, September 13.

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Title

Requires that a primary will not be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in September; any written communication to voters by mail shall contain a conspicuous notice in all capital letters and bold font notifying the voter of the primary date change; moves the date of the 2018 fall primary to Thursday, September 13.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-02-13 - Senate - Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 59 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2018-02-05 - Assembly - Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2018-01-16 - Assembly - Assembly Election Law Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-16 - Assembly - Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (Y: 29 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-03-02Senatesigned chap.3
2018-02-20Assemblydelivered to governor
2018-02-13SenateRETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2018-02-13SenatePASSED SENATE
2018-02-13Senate3RD READING CAL.487
2018-02-13SenateSUBSTITUTED FOR S7597
2018-02-05SenateREFERRED TO RULES
2018-02-05Assemblydelivered to senate
2018-02-05Assemblypassed assembly
2018-01-29Assemblyamended on third reading (t) 8917a
2018-01-17Assemblyordered to third reading rules cal.1
2018-01-17Assemblyrules report cal.1
2018-01-16Assemblyreported
2018-01-16Assemblyreported referred to rules
2018-01-08Assemblyreferred to election law

Same As/Similar To

S06955 (Same As) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
S07597 (Same As) 2018-02-13 - SUBSTITUTED BY A8917A

New York State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A08917&term=2017&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
Texthttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A08917&term=2017&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A08917
Texthttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A08917&term=2017&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A08917A
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A08917&term=2017&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AC2
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A08917&term=2017&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AC1
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A08917&term=2017&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AF1
Roll Callhttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/A8917#SF1

Bill Comments

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