Bill Text: NY A00458 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Clarifies the use of the ballot in New York city for primary elections.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-09 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [A00458 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A00458-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          458
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Election Law
       AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the casting of votes in
         New York city
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 6 of section 7-116  of
    2  the election law is amended to read as follows:
    3    In  the  city of New York, the ballot [on the voting machine] USED FOR
    4  CASTING A VOTE for primary elections  shall  conform  to  the  following
    5  additional provisions:
    6    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03121-01-3
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