Bill Text: NY S04245 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 4245 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires that judges be enrolled members of the party for which they are running in the primary election or to have received a proper certificate of authorization filed properly according to the election law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-04 - ADVANCED TO THIRD READING [S04245 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S04245-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4245
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 20, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 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