Bill Text: NY A04815 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to prohibiting election commissioners from being chairs of political parties.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to election law [A04815 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A04815-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ S. 3309 A. 4815 2019-2020 Regular Sessions SENATE - ASSEMBLY February 5, 2019 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, ARROYO, LAWRENCE, STIRPE, WOERNER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting election commissioners from being chairs of political parties The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 3-200 of the election law, as 2 amended by chapter 195 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 4. No person shall be appointed as election commissioner or continue 5 to hold office who is not a registered voter in the county and not an 6 enrolled member of the party recommending his or her appointment, or who 7 is the chair of a political organization in such county or who holds any 8 other public office, except that of commissioner of deeds, notary 9 public, village officer, city or town justice, member of a community 10 board within the city of New York or trustee or officer of a school 11 district outside of a city. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00246-01-9
