S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 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. LBD00226-01-9