Bill Text: NY S05839 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 5839 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to the form of primary ballots; removes color requirement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-07-03 - signed chap.66 [S05839 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S05839-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5839

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 15, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to  the  form  of  primary
          election ballots; to amend a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the
          election  law  relating  to enacting the voter friendly ballot act, as
          proposed in legislative bills numbers S.   2300-A and  A.  2682-A,  in
          relation   to   the   effectiveness  thereof;  and  repealing  certain
          provisions of such law relating thereto

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Paragraph  (h)  of  subdivision 2 of section 7-114 of the
     2  election law is REPEALED.
     3    § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 7-114 of  the  election
     4  law,  as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the election
     5  law relating to enacting the voter friendly ballot act, as  proposed  in
     6  legislative bills numbers S. 2300-A and A.  2682-A, is REPEALED.
     7    § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 16-104 of the election law is amended to
     8  read as follows:
     9    1.  The form and content of any ballot, or portion thereof, to be used
    10  in an election, and the right to use any emblem design,  [color,]  party
    11  or independent body name, may be contested in a proceeding instituted in
    12  the  supreme  court by any aggrieved candidate or by the chairman of any
    13  party committee or independent body.
    14    § 4. Section 17 of a  chapter  of  the  laws  of  2019,  amending  the
    15  election  law  relating  to  enacting  the voter friendly ballot act, as
    16  proposed in legislative bills numbers S.  2300-A  and  A.    2682-A,  is
    17  amended to read as follows:
    18    §  17. This act shall take effect [immediately] July 1, 2020 and shall
    19  apply to ballots to be used for elections occurring  on  or  after  [the
    20  first day of July next succeeding the year in which it shall have become
    21  a  law] such effective date. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11682-01-9

        S. 5839                             2

     1  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
     2  tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
     3  completed on or before such effective date.
     4    §  5.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
     5  sections one and three of this act shall take effect  January  1,  2020;
     6  and  provided  further that section two of this act shall take effect on
     7  the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws  of  2019,
     8  amending the election law relating to enacting the voter friendly ballot
     9  act,  as  proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 2300-A and A. 2682-A,
    10  takes effect.