Bill Text: NY S03042 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 3042

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to proceedings with respect to designating and nominating petitions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S03042 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S03042-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          3042

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 27, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens.  MYRIE, BROUK, GOUNARDES -- 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 proceedings with
          respect to designating and nominating petitions

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

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of section 16-102 of the election law, as
     2  amended by chapter 164 of the laws  of  2022,  is  amended  to  read  as
     3  follows:
     4    2.  A  proceeding  with  respect to a petition shall be instituted (a)
     5  within fourteen days after the last day to file the petition,  [or]  (b)
     6  within three business days after the officer or board with whom or which
     7  such  petition  was  filed,  makes  a  determination  of invalidity with
     8  respect to such petition, or (c) within three business  days  after  the
     9  proper service of pleadings for a timely invalidation proceeding, which-
    10  ever is later; except that a proceeding with respect to a petition for a
    11  village  election or a nomination for a special election shall be insti-
    12  tuted within seven days after the last day to file  the  certificate  or
    13  petition  for  such village election or nomination or within three busi-
    14  ness days after the officer or board with whom or which such certificate
    15  or petition was filed, makes a determination of invalidity with  respect
    16  to  such  certificate or petition, whichever is later. A proceeding with
    17  respect to a primary, convention,  meeting  of  a  party  committee,  or
    18  caucus  shall  be  instituted  within ten days after the holding of such
    19  primary or convention or the filing of the  certificate  of  nominations
    20  made at such caucus or meeting of a party committee.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00791-01-3