Amd §6-134, El L (as proposed in S.6199-B & A.494-B)
Provides that the process for declining designation to a county committee party position does not need to be included in the notice provided by the board of elections of the city of New York of such party position designation.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A438
SPONSOR: Epstein TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the election law, in relation to not including the proc-
ess for declining designation to a county committee party position in
the notice provided by the board of elections of the city of New York
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to amend Chapter 655 of the Laws of 2024.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends subdivision 14 of section 6-134 of the election law
removing the reference to the process for declining a party position for
county committee from the notice requirement to candidates of such
designation.
Section 2 provides for the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
In our country, political parties are governed at all levels by commit-
tees of citizens chosen by their peers. While individual party rules
dictate the responsibilities of committee members, in New York, at the
local level, county committee members are typically responsible for
organizing fellow party members, creating the party's platform, and
nominating the party's candidate in special elections for the state
legislature.
Because county committees play such a vital role in our state's demo-
cratic process by providing a framework for community members to get
involved in electoral politics, we must ensure that the system by which
committee candidates gain their seats is ethical and trustworthy.
To certify that candidates for county committee are running for these
important positions of their own volition, this legislation requires the
Board of Elections of New York City to provide notice to each candidate
designated in such petition for election to a party position of a county
committee county.
This bill will make amendments to a chapter of the laws of 2024 in order
to remedy any operational hurdles for the city board of elections as
various deadlines across the election law that may be affected.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is new legislation.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This bill would take effect on the same date and in the same manner as
Chapter 655 of the laws of 2024 amending the election law relating to
notifying candidates of designation for certain county committees, as
proposed in legislative bills numbers A.494B and S.6199B takes effect.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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438
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to not including the proc-
ess for declining designation to a county committee party position in
the notice provided by the board of elections of the city of New York
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 14 of section 6-134 of the election law, as
2 added by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the election law relat-
3 ing to notifying candidates of designation for certain county commit-
4 tees, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6199-B and A. 494-B,
5 is amended to read as follows:
6 14. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, upon receipt
7 of a designating petition pursuant to this section, the board of
8 elections of the city of New York shall provide notice to each candidate
9 designated in such petition for election to a party position of a county
10 committee located within the city of New York informing such candidate
11 of such designation [and the process for declining such designation in
12 accordance with the provisions of section 6-146 of this article].
13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
14 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the election law relat-
15 ing to notifying candidates of designation for certain county commit-
16 tees, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6199-B and A. 494-B,
17 takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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