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NY A05979
Bill
Status
3/25/2019
Primary Sponsor
D. Billy Jones
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AI Summary
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Amends Election Law Section 6-136 to reduce the signature requirement for designating petitions in political subdivisions outside New York City, Erie County, and Nassau County from the current threshold to 3.75% of enrolled party voters.
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Applies to all positions except members of ward, town, city, or county committees, which retain existing signature requirements.
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Excludes voters in inactive status when calculating the enrollment baseline for signature requirements.
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Incorporates additional reductions provided by Chapter 17 of the Laws of 2019.
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Expires December 31, 2019, at which time all provisions automatically repeal.
Legislative Description
Relates to signatures for designating petitions for political subdivisions outside the city of New York and the counties of Erie and Nassau; must be signed by not less than three and three-quarters per centum.
Last Action
signed chap.22
3/25/2019