Bill Text: NY S02717 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 2717 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Makes provisions relating to the joint nomination of candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor; provides candidates be designated jointly either by the state committee or by petition; provides said petition will be valid only if it jointly designates both candidates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S02717 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S02717-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2717
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 28, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  GRIFFO,  LARKIN,  RANZENHOFER  --  read twice and
         ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
         Elections
       AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the joint nomination of
         candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 5 of section 6-104  of  the  election
    2  law are amended to read as follows:
    3    1.  Party  designation of a candidate for nomination for any office to
    4  be filled by the voters of the entire state shall be made by  the  state
    5  committee.  CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVER-
    6  NOR SHALL BE DESIGNATED JOINTLY BY A SINGLE VOTE OF SUCH COMMITTEE.
    7    2. The state committee shall make a decision  by  majority  vote.  The
    8  person  OR  PERSONS  receiving  the  majority  vote shall be the party's
    9  designated candidate OR PAIR OF CANDIDATES for nomination, and all other
   10  persons OR PAIRS OF PERSONS who shall have received twenty-five  percent
   11  or  more  of  the  vote  cast on any ballot shall have the right to make
   12  written demand, duly acknowledged, to the state board of elections  that
   13  their  names  appear  on the primary ballot as candidates for such nomi-
   14  nation.  Such demand shall be made not later than seven days after  such
   15  meeting  and  may  be  withdrawn in the same manner within fourteen days
   16  after such meeting.
   17    5. Enrolled members of the party may make other designations by  peti-
   18  tion  for [a member] MEMBERS of the same party. A PETITION DESIGNATING A
   19  CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR OR  LIEUTENANT  GOVERNOR  SHALL  BE
   20  VALID  ONLY IF SUCH PETITION JOINTLY DESIGNATES CANDIDATES FOR BOTH SUCH
   21  OFFICES ON SUCH PETITION.
   22    S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 7-114 of the election law is amended  by
   23  adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07208-01-5
       S. 2717                             2
    1    (E)  WITH  RESPECT TO CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND LIEU-
    2  TENANT GOVERNOR, BALLOTS SHALL BE PRINTED SO THAT THE  NAMES  OF  CANDI-
    3  DATES  FOR  BOTH OFFICES WHO WERE DESIGNATED JOINTLY SHALL APPEAR IN THE
    4  SAME ROW OR COLUMN, WITH THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR  APPEAR-
    5  ING  FIRST  AND  THE  BALLOT  SHALL BE SO ADJUSTED THAT BOTH OFFICES ARE
    6  VOTED FOR JOINTLY AND HAVE BUT ONE DESIGNATING LETTER OR NUMBER.
    7    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.