Bill Text: NY A00847 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits the posting or publication of original signatures obtained under any provisions of the election law by any person; makes such violation a misdemeanor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-12 - enacting clause stricken [A00847 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A00847-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 847 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McENENY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting the publi- cation or posting of election documents containing original signatures THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 17-172 2 to read as follows: 3 S 17-172. PUBLICATION OF ORIGINAL SIGNATURES PROHIBITED. NO PERSON 4 SHALL POST OR PUBLISH OR PERMIT THE POSTING OR PUBLISHING OF ANY DOCU- 5 MENT OBTAINED UNDER ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER THAT CONTAINS COPIES 6 OF ORIGINAL SIGNATURES EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH A REVIEW OF SUCH SIGNA- 7 TURES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBJECTING TO A PETITION OR FOR COMMENCING A 8 PROCEEDING UNDER ARTICLE SIXTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR PURSUANT TO AN ORDER 9 OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION. A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL 10 BE A MISDEMEANOR. 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. LBD00528-01-1