Bill Text: NY A08866 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the election of trustees of the Long Island Power Authority.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to election law [A08866 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A08866-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8866

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    December 18, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M. of A. THIELE, CUSICK -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Election Law

        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the election  of  trus-
          tees of the Long Island Power Authority

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Paragraphs (h) and (i) of subdivision 2 of section 6-142 of
     2  the election law, as amended by chapter 79 of  the  laws  of  1992,  are
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    (h)  [for  the  office  of trustee of the Long Island Power Authority,
     5  five hundred;
     6    (i)] for any office to be filled by the voters of any political subdi-
     7  vision contained within another political subdivision except  as  herein
     8  otherwise  provided, not to exceed the number of signatures required for
     9  the larger subdivision.
    10    § 2. Subdivision 7 of section 14-100 of the election law,  as  amended
    11  by chapter 480 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows:
    12    7.  "candidate" means an individual who seeks nomination for election,
    13  or election, to any public office or party position to be voted for at a
    14  primary, general or special or New York city community  school  district
    15  election  [or  election for trustee of the Long Island Power Authority,]
    16  whether or not the public office or party position has been specifically
    17  identified at such time and whether or not such individual is  nominated
    18  or  elected,  and, for purposes of this subdivision, an individual shall
    19  be deemed to seek nomination for election, or election, to an office  or
    20  position,  if  he  or  she has (1) taken the action necessary to qualify
    21  himself or herself for nomination for  election,  or  election,  or  (2)
    22  received  contributions  or  made expenditures, given his or her consent
    23  for any other person to receive contributions or make expenditures, with
    24  a view to  bringing  about  his  or  her  nomination  for  election,  or
    25  election,  to  any office or position at any time whether in the year in
    26  which such contributions or expenditures are made or at any other  time;
    27  and
    28    § 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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