STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3465

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 31, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- 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 notifying  voters  that
          New York practices a closed primary system

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

     1    Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 5  of  section  5-210  of  the
     2  election  law, as amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2005, is amended
     3  to read as follows:
     4    (f) Notice [that political] in bold and prominent type, stating:  "The
     5  state  of  New  York  practices a closed party primary system. Political
     6  party enrollment is optional, but [that,] in order to vote in a  primary
     7  election  of  a  political  party, a voter must enroll in that political
     8  party, unless state party rules allow [otherwise] otherwise".
     9    § 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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