Bill Text: NY S00304 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to the number of signatures needed for designating petitions in counties with a population of two hundred fifty thousand or fewer.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-11 - PRINT NUMBER 304A [S00304 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S00304-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         304--A

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                       (Prefiled)

                                     January 4, 2023
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections  --  recommitted
          to the Committee on Elections in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
          --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
          and recommitted to said committee

        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the  number  of  signa-
          tures  needed  for designating petitions in counties with a population
          of two hundred fifty thousand or fewer

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

     1    Section  1. Section 6-136 of the election law is amended by adding two
     2  new subdivisions 4 and 5 to read as follows:
     3    4. In counties with a population of  two  hundred  fifty  thousand  or
     4  fewer  and  notwithstanding  subdivision two of this section, for desig-
     5  nations made by petition, the signature requirement  numbers  stated  in
     6  paragraphs  (a)  through (l) of subdivision two of this section shall be
     7  reduced by one-quarter,  rounded  down  to  the  nearest  whole  number.
     8  Provided,  however, that this subdivision shall not apply to designating
     9  petitions for congressional or statewide offices.
    10    5. Notwithstanding subdivision two of this  section,  for  designating
    11  petitions  for  political  subdivisions in counties with a population of
    12  two hundred fifty thousand or fewer, except for the position  of  member
    13  of  the  ward,  town,  city or county committee, such petitions shall be
    14  signed by not less than three and three-quarters per centum,  as  deter-
    15  mined  by  the  preceding enrollment, of the then enrolled voters of the
    16  party residing within the political unit in which the office or position
    17  is to be voted for,  excluding  voters  in  inactive  status.  Provided,
    18  however,  that this subdivision shall not apply to designating petitions
    19  for congressional or statewide offices.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00440-02-4