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NY A09947

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/19/2022

Primary Sponsor

Amy Paulin

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Origin

Assembly

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Allows candidates to decline their designation or nomination for an office under three extraordinary circumstances: diagnosis of a life-threatening illness, indictment for a crime, or resignation from the office they were nominated to run for re-election.

  • Requires the declination be submitted in a signed and acknowledged certificate filed no later than three business days before ballot certification.

  • Applies existing vacancy-filling procedures when a designation or nomination is declined under these special circumstances.

  • Requires a certificate of substitution for the replacement candidate to be filed with the board of elections no later than two business days after the declination is received.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Provides for the declination of a designation as a candidate or nomination for a party position if the person designated or nominated has received a diagnosis of a life-threatening illness, has been indicted for a crime or has resigned the office for which they are nominated or designated to run for re-election.

Last Action

referred to election law

4/19/2022

Committee Referrals

Election Law4/19/2022

Full Bill Text

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