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NY S06911

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/18/2019

Primary Sponsor

Rich Funke

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the definition of "party" in election law to include any political organization that polled at least 50,000 votes for its gubernatorial candidate in any of the last three elections.

  • Allows candidates for public office to receive nominations from multiple political parties simultaneously.

  • Requires a candidate's name to appear on the ballot once for each party nominating them, with separate voting and registering devices for each appearance.

  • Directs that all votes cast for a candidate under any nominating party's line shall be counted together toward that candidate's total.

  • Voids any provision of the Campaign Finance Reform Commission's December 1, 2019 report that a court determines conflicts with this legislation.

Legislative Description

Relates to party nominations by multiple political parties; provides that a candidate for election to public office nominated by a political party may also receive a nomination of any other political party and a candidate nominated by more than one political party shall be deemed to have received all votes cast in such candidate's name; provides that any provision of the Campaign Finance Reform Commission's final report deemed inconsistent with this act by a court shall also be deemed repealed by this act.

Last Action

REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

1/8/2020

Committee Referrals

Elections1/8/2020
Rules12/18/2019

Full Bill Text

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