Bill Text: NY A01399 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 1399 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An act to amend the election law, in relation to clarifying the applicability of the election law

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to election law [A01399 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A01399-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1399
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2009
                                      ___________
       Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Election Law
       AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to clarifying the applica-
         bility of the election law
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 1-102 of the election law, as  amended  by  chapter
    2  727 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
    3    S  1-102.  Applicability  of  chapter.  This  chapter shall govern the
    4  conduct of all elections at which voters of the state of  New  York  may
    5  cast  a  ballot  for  the purpose of electing an individual to any party
    6  position or nominating or electing an individual to any federal,  state,
    7  county,  city,  town  or village office, or deciding any ballot question
    8  submitted to all the voters of the state or the voters of any county  or
    9  city,  or  deciding  any  ballot question submitted to the voters of any
   10  town or village at the time of a  general  election.  Where  a  specific
   11  provision of [law] A STATE STATUTE exists in any other [law] STATE STAT-
   12  UTE  which  is  inconsistent  with  the provisions of this chapter, such
   13  provision shall apply unless a provision of this chapter specifies  that
   14  such  provision  of  this  chapter shall apply notwithstanding any other
   15  provision of law.
   16    S 2. Section 6-100 of the election law is amended to read as follows:
   17    S 6-100.  Nominations  and  designations;  generally.  Nomination  and
   18  designation  of  candidates for election to public office or party posi-
   19  tion are governed by this article.   THIS ARTICLE SHALL  APPLY  NOTWITH-
   20  STANDING ANY PROVISION OF A LOCAL LAW OR CHARTER.
   21    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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