Bill Text: NY S06903 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to allowing residents of the state of New York the right to form and maintain political parties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-13 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S06903 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S06903-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6903

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    December 13, 2019
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

        proposing an amendment to article 2 of the constitution, in relation  to
          residents of the state of New York's rights to form and maintain poli-
          tical parties

     1    Section  1.  Resolved  (if the Assembly concur), That article 2 of the
     2  constitution be amended by adding a new section 10 to read as follows:
     3    § 10. The people of New York shall have a right to form, maintain  and
     4  join  a political party. The term "political party" shall mean any poli-
     5  tical organization, which at any of the last three  preceding  elections
     6  for governor, polled at least fifty thousand votes for its candidate for
     7  governor.  Any  candidate  for election to public office may receive the
     8  nomination of any political party. A candidate for  election  to  public
     9  office  nominated  by a political party may also receive a nomination of
    10  any other political party. The name  of  a  candidate  for  election  to
    11  public  office  shall  appear  on  the ballot as many times as there are
    12  parties or independent bodies nominating him or her, and there shall  be
    13  a  separate voting and registering device at each location in which such
    14  name shall appear. A candidate for public office nominated by more  than
    15  one  political  party  shall  be  deemed to have received all votes cast
    16  under such candidate's name under all the political parties or independ-
    17  ent bodies nominating him or her.
    18    § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the  foregoing  amendment
    19  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
    20  next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
    21  conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
    22  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89148-01-9