Bill Text: NY A04364 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes party designations and nominations for elections to be made via video conference upon notice to the members of the respective committee; allows certificates of designation or nomination to be executed in separate acts by the signatories.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-8)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-02-02 - recommitted to election law [A04364 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A04364-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4364 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 3, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing party designations and nominations for elections to be made via video conference; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expi- ration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 15-108 of the election law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 11 to read as follows: 3 11. All party designations and nominations pursuant to this article, 4 except for a primary election, may be made in whole or in part via video 5 conference upon at least seventy-two hours notice to the members of the 6 respective committee by mail, an appropriately titled email, text or 7 telephone call at an address or number expressly provided in writing for 8 the purpose of receiving such notices. Such notice must include 9 instructions to participants on how to access the meeting by such video 10 conference. Where the meeting is held in whole or in part via video 11 conference, the presiding officer shall afford a fair and appropriate 12 opportunity for persons eligible to attend to listen, hear, and be 13 heard, in a manner similar to that which would be afforded if the meet- 14 ing were held in person. Certificates of designation or nomination, 15 minutes, authorizations and/or acceptances may be executed in separate 16 acts by the signatories thereto and where acknowledgements or oaths are 17 required, they may be performed or administered remotely and pursuant to 18 executive order 202.7 of 2020 allowing notarizations to be performed 19 using communication technology. 20 § 2. Section 6-202 of the election law is amended by adding a new 21 subdivision 6 to read as follows: 22 6. All party designations and nominations pursuant to this title, 23 except for a primary election, may be made in whole or in part via video EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09382-02-1A. 4364 2 1 conference upon at least seventy-two hours notice to the members of the 2 respective committee by mail, an appropriately titled email, text or 3 telephone call at an address or number expressly provided in writing for 4 the purpose of receiving such notices. Such notice must include 5 instructions to participants on how to access the meeting by such video 6 conference. Where the meeting is held in whole or in part via video 7 conference, the presiding officer shall afford a fair and appropriate 8 opportunity for persons eligible to attend to listen, hear, and be 9 heard, in a manner similar to that which would be afforded if the meet- 10 ing were held in person. Certificates of designation or nomination, 11 minutes, authorizations and/or acceptances may be executed in sepa- 12 rate acts by the signatories thereto and where acknowledgements or oaths 13 are required, they may be performed or administered remotely and 14 pursuant to executive order 202.7 of 2020 allowing notarizations to be 15 performed using communication technology. 16 § 3. Section 6-100 of the election law is amended to read as follows: 17 § 6-100. Nominations and designations; generally. 1. Nomination and 18 designation of candidates for election to public office or party posi- 19 tion are governed by this article. 20 2. All party designations and nominations, except for a primary 21 election, may be made at a meeting held in whole or in part via video 22 conference upon at least seventy-two hours notice to the members of the 23 respective committee by mail, an appropriately titled email, text or 24 telephone call at an address or number expressly provided in writing for 25 the purpose of receiving such notices. Such notice must include 26 instructions to participants on how to access the meeting by such video 27 conference. Where the meeting is held in whole or in part via video 28 conference, the presiding officer shall afford a fair and appropriate 29 opportunity for persons eligible to attend to listen, hear, and be 30 heard, in a manner similar to that which would be afforded if the meet- 31 ing were held in person. Certificates of designation or nomination, 32 minutes, authorizations and/or acceptances may be executed in separate 33 acts by the signatories thereto and where acknowledgements or oaths are 34 required, they may be performed or administered remotely and pursuant 35 to executive order 202.7 allowing notarizations to be performed using 36 communication technology. 37 3. Notwithstanding any provisions of law or a party's rules to the 38 contrary, proxy voting at any party caucus, party meeting or party 39 convention held pursuant to this chapter held in the year two thousand 40 twenty-one shall be permitted. Except where a greater number is permit- 41 ted by a party committee's rules, any person eligible to attend and vote 42 at such a meeting may hold up to ten proxies. A proxy statement may be 43 in the form prescribed by the party's rule or as accepted in the past by 44 the party entity or may be substantially as follows: "I, a member or 45 eligible voter of (state name of party caucus, party meeting or party 46 convention), do hereby give my proxy authorization to (state name of 47 proxy holder) who shall be authorized to vote in my stead at the meeting 48 to be held on (date) and any adjourned date thereof." Any proxy granted 49 hereunder shall be revocable in a writing provided to the secretary or 50 chair of the party entity or by the attendance of the proxy grantor at 51 the meeting. 52 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 53 deemed repealed December 31, 2021.
