Bill Text: NY S06421 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to party committee meeting and organization requirements including meeting times and the election of a chairman, a secretary, a treasurer and any other officers needed pursuant to applicable rules.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-25 - SIGNED CHAP.42 [S06421 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S06421-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6421--B

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      June 10, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to party committee meeting
          and organization requirements

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

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 2-112 of the election law, as
     2  amended by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
     3    1.  Every  [state  committee  shall  within  fifteen  days  after  its
     4  election,  every  county  committee  shall  within twenty days after its
     5  election, and all other committees shall within the  time  specified  by
     6  party  rules,  meet  and organize by electing a chairman, a secretary, a
     7  treasurer and such other officers as they may by  their  rules  provide.
     8  Within  three  days after their meetings all state and county committees
     9  shall file in the office of the state board of elections  a  certificate
    10  stating  the  names  and  post office addresses of such officers. County
    11  committees and any other committee contained therein shall file  a  copy
    12  of  such statement with their county board of elections] committee shall
    13  meet and organize by electing a chairman, a secretary, a  treasurer  and
    14  such other officers as they may pursuant to their rules.
    15    (a)  Every state committee shall meet no earlier than September seven-
    16  teenth and no later than October first following the June primary. Until
    17  such organization meeting, the existing state committee  shall  exercise
    18  all  legal  authority. Upon the conclusion of such organization meeting,
    19  the new state committee shall assume all legal authority vested  in  the
    20  previously organized state committee.
    21    (b) Every county committee shall meet no earlier than September seven-
    22  teenth and no later than October sixth following the June primary. Until

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13265-05-9
        S. 6421--B                          2

     1  such  organization meeting, the existing county committee shall exercise
     2  all legal authority. Upon the conclusion of such  organization  meeting,
     3  the  new county committee shall assume all legal authority vested in the
     4  previously organized county committee.
     5    (c) All other committees shall meet within the time specified by party
     6  rules.
     7    (d)  Within  three days after their organization meeting all state and
     8  county committees shall file  in  the  office  of  the  state  board  of
     9  elections  a  certificate stating the names and post office addresses of
    10  such officers. County committees and any other committee contained ther-
    11  ein shall file a copy of such  statement  with  their  county  board  of
    12  elections.
    13    §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
    14  any state committee meeting, pursuant to section 2-112 of  the  election
    15  law  as amended by section one of this act meeting in the year 2019, may
    16  meet within fifteen days of the primary election.