Bill Text: NY S08467 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the convening of meetings by county election committees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-08 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN [S08467 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S08467-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          8467

                    IN SENATE

                                      June 3, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

        AN ACT in relation to the  convening  of  meetings  by  county  election
          committees  during the COVID-19 pandemic; and providing for the repeal
          of such provisions upon expiration thereof

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of section 2-112 of the
     2  election law or any other provision of law, rule or  regulation  to  the
     3  contrary,  county  committees  shall  meet  and  organize as provided in
     4  section 2-112 of the election law between 100 and  120  days  after  the
     5  Governor  has  declared  that  the social distancing restrictions imple-
     6  mented in response to the novel coronavirus  (COVID-19)  pandemic  state
     7  disaster  emergency  declared by Executive Order Number 202 of 2020 have
     8  been eased sufficiently to allow meetings in excess of 500  persons,  or
     9  in  cities  with a population in excess of one million, 1000 persons, to
    10  be legally convened. Such county committees, elected and organized prior
    11  to January 1, 2020 and their  previously  elected  officers,  rules  and
    12  members,  shall  continue  to  possess  and exercise all legal authority
    13  until after such subsequent organization as provided in this act.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    15  deemed repealed June 30, 2021.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD16513-01-0