Bill Text: NY A00111 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that a candidate who files a certificate of acceptance for an office for which there have been filed certificates or petitions designating more than one candidate for the nomination of any party, may thereafter file a certificate of declination not later than the seventh day after the primary election.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to election law [A00111 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A00111-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to nominating and desig-
nating petitions and certificates
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 6-158 of the election law, as
2 amended by chapter 434 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 2. A certificate of acceptance or declination of a designation shall
5 be filed not later than the fourth day after the last day to file such
6 designation, EXCEPT THAT A CANDIDATE WHO FILES SUCH A CERTIFICATE OF
7 ACCEPTANCE FOR AN OFFICE FOR WHICH THERE HAVE BEEN FILED CERTIFICATES OR
8 PETITIONS DESIGNATING MORE THAN ONE CANDIDATE FOR THE NOMINATION OF ANY
9 PARTY, MAY THEREAFTER FILE A CERTIFICATE OF DECLINATION NOT LATER THAN
10 THE SEVENTH DAY AFTER THE PRIMARY ELECTION.
11 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01971-01-3
