NY A08392

Amends Election Law § 4-110 to prohibit certification of candidates for primary elections who have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or provided aid to enemies thereof.

Candidates subject to removal are those found by the state board of elections to have engaged in such insurrection or rebellion, unless Congress has removed the disability by a two-thirds vote in each house.

Requires the state board of elections to refer questions it cannot resolve to the attorney general within twenty-four hours for a formal opinion, which becomes conclusive absent a contrary court order.

Takes effect immediately upon enactment.