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NY S03430

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/31/2023

Primary Sponsor

Zellnor Myrie

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Origin

Senate

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Allows newly formed political parties to use their presidential elector vote totals from the most recent presidential election to determine ballot placement, rather than waiting for a gubernatorial election result.

  • Enables new parties to apportion judicial district convention delegates based on presidential elector votes in the second year after a presidential election, then switch to gubernatorial votes thereafter.

  • Permits new parties to apportion county committee members based on presidential elector votes when first electing members, rather than only gubernatorial election results.

  • Allows new parties to determine state committee voting power based on presidential elector votes until the party has a gubernatorial election result.

  • Requires the board of elections to transmit vote tallies for presidential electors alongside gubernatorial election results to the state board.

Legislative Description

Relates to the representation of newly formed political parties; relates to the placement of candidates of newly formed political parties on ballots, the representation of such parties within the state and the transmission of the official canvass of votes cast for presidential electors.

Last Action

REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

1/3/2024

Committee Referrals

Elections1/31/2023

Full Bill Text

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