Bill Text: NY S05528 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 5528 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to petitions for election to the party position of member of the county committee; provides that candidates shall not be required to provide their zip code if they have clearly stated their town or city on their petition.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S05528 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S05528-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5528
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                      April 6, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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 petitions for  election
          to the party position of member of the county committee
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 6-132 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
     2  new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
     3    1-a.  In  the case of a petition for election to the party position of
     4  member of the county committee, candidates  shall  not  be  required  to
     5  provide  their  zip  code,  provided that they have clearly stated their
     6  town or city on such petition.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09552-01-7