Bill Text: NY S01561 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S01561 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S01561-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1561

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 13, 2021
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  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 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 6 and 7 to read as follows:
     3    6. 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    7. Notwithstanding subdivision two of this  section,  for  designating
     9  petitions  for  political  subdivisions in counties with a population of
    10  two hundred fifty thousand or fewer, except for the position  of  member
    11  of  the  ward,  town,  city  or county committee, such petitions must be
    12  signed by not less than three and three-quarters per centum,  as  deter-
    13  mined  by  the  preceding enrollment, of the then enrolled voters of the
    14  party residing within the political unit in which the office or position
    15  is to be voted for, excluding voters in inactive status. The  reductions
    16  provided by subdivision five of this section shall also apply.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



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