Bill Text: NY S06666 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires party designations of candidates for special elections to be determined by special primary elections.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-07 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN [S06666 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S06666-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   January 25, 2010
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- 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  creating  a  special
         primary election
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 6-114 of the election law is  amended  to  read  as
    2  follows:
    3    S 6-114. Party nominations; special election. Party nominations for an
    4  office  to  be filled at a special election shall be made [in the manner
    5  prescribed by the rules of the party]  AT  A  SPECIAL  PRIMARY  ELECTION
    6  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  6-161  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  AT WHICH THE CANDIDATE
    7  RECEIVING THE MOST VOTES SHALL BE THE NOMINEE OF THE PARTY.
    8    S 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 6-161 to read
    9  as follows:
   10    S 6-161. SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS. 1. THE  SPECIAL  PRIMARY  ELECTION
   11  SHALL TAKE PLACE ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OCCURRING AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS BUT
   12  NO MORE THAN THIRTY-SIX DAYS PRIOR TO THE SPECIAL ELECTION.
   13    2.  DESIGNATING  PETITIONS FOR A PRIMARY NOMINATION SHALL BE SUBJECTED
   14  TO THE SAME FORM AND RULES SET OUT IN SECTIONS 6-132 AND 6-134  OF  THIS
   15  ARTICLE.  DESIGNATING PETITIONS SHALL BE FILED WITHIN TWELVE DAYS OF THE
   16  DATE THE GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS THE NEED FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION.
   17    S 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2011.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11790-04-0