Bill Text: NY S07952 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 7952 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to the order of candidates appearing on the ballot for special elections to fill a vacancy in NYC; provides that the order of the candidates nominated by independent nominating petitions appearing on the ballot shall be drawn by lot.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-10-24 - REFERRED TO RULES [S07952 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S07952-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7952
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   October 24, 2014
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       Introduced  by  Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
         and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the order of candidates
         appearing on the ballot for special elections to fill a vacancy in New
         York city
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  7-116 of the election law is amended by adding a
    2  new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
    3    2-A. FOR SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL A VACANCY IN THE CITY OF NEW  YORK,
    4  THE   ORDER  OF  THE  CANDIDATES  NOMINATED  BY  INDEPENDENT  NOMINATING
    5  PETITIONS TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT SHALL BE DRAWN BY LOT.
    6    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15876-01-4