Bill Text: NY A03126 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring judges to be enrolled members of the party for a primary election or to have received a proper certificate of authorization filed properly according to the election law
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-06-15 - ordered to third reading rules cal.226 [A03126 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A03126-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3126 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRADLEY, PAULIN, GALEF, MAGEE, BRENNAN, DINOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FARRELL, GOTTFRIED, LATIMER, REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring judges to be enrolled members of the party for a primary election or to have received a proper certificate of authorization filed properly accord- ing to the election law THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 6-120 of the election law, as 2 amended by chapter 373 of the laws of 1978, is amended and a new subdi- 3 vision 5 is added to read as follows: 4 4. This section shall not apply to a political party designating or 5 nominating candidates for the first time[,] OR to candidates nominated 6 by party caucus[, nor to candidates for judicial offices]. 7 5. THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY CANDIDATE FOR JUDICIAL OFFICE IN 8 ANY ELECTION WHERE OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHALLENGE 9 THE NOMINATION IN A PRIMARY ELECTION. 10 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03263-01-9