S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6666 I N S E N A T E January 25, 2010 ___________ 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