Bill Text: NY A07550 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Eliminates run-off elections in primaries; provides that the person who receives the highest percentage of the total votes cast at the primary shall be deemed the winner of the primary.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to election law [A07550 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A07550-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7550
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 14, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Election Law
       AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the determination of  a
         winner  of  a  primary  election;  and  to repeal section 6-162 of the
         election law, subdivision 5 of section  3-705  and  subdivision  6  of
         section  3-709  of  the  administrative  code  of the city of New York
         relating to run-off primary elections in the city of New York
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  6-160 of the election law is amended by adding a
    2  new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
    3    3. THE INDIVIDUAL WHO RECEIVES THE HIGHEST  PERCENTAGE  OF  THE  TOTAL
    4  VOTES CAST AT THE PRIMARY SHALL BE DEEMED THE WINNER OF THE PRIMARY.
    5    S 2. Section 6-162 of the election law is REPEALED.
    6    S  3. Subdivision 5 of section 3-705 of the administrative code of the
    7  city of New York is REPEALED.
    8    S 4. Subdivision 6 of section 3-709 of the administrative code of  the
    9  city of New York is REPEALED.
   10    S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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