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NY A05844
Bill
Status
3/24/2021
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Abinanti
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AI Summary
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Reduces signature requirements for designating petitions for town offices in towns with 100,000 inhabitants or less to the lesser of: the number required by paragraph (j) of subdivision 2 of section 6-136, or two times the number of election districts in the town.
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Sets signature requirement for village election designating petitions at one and one-half percent of the number of enrolled voters of the party residing in the village.
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Requires the village election signature requirement (section 2) to expire and be repealed on December 31, 2021.
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Town office signature requirement amendments do not affect the existing expiration date of subdivision 2 of section 6-136 of the election law.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Relates to the number of signatures of enrolled voters needed on a designating petition for any town office to be filled by all the voters of certain towns and the number of signatures required on a designating petition for a village election; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Last Action
signed chap.81
3/24/2021