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                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 20, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Election Law
       AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to  prohibiting  political
         candidates  from being nominated by more than one party for any public
         office
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  6-122 of the election law, as amended by chapter
    2  511 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
    3    S 6-122.  Designation  or  nomination;  eligibility,  restrictions.  A
    4  person shall not be designated or nominated for a public office or party
    5  position who (1) is not a citizen of the state of New York; (2) is inel-
    6  igible  to  be  elected  to  such office or position; [or] (3) [who,] if
    7  elected will not at the time of commencement of the term of such  office
    8  or position, meet the constitutional or statutory qualifications thereof
    9  or, with respect to judicial office, [who] will not meet such qualifica-
   10  tions within thirty days of the commencement of the term of such office;
   11  OR  (4)  HAS ALREADY ACCEPTED ANOTHER PARTY'S NOMINATION FOR SUCH PUBLIC
   12  OFFICE OR PARTY POSITION.
   13    S 2. 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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