Bill Text: NY S08796 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Senate Bill 8796 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Allows certain party designations and nominations to be made via video teleconference upon notice to the members of the respective committee; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-08-21 - APPROVAL MEMO.6 [S08796 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S08796-Amended.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                         8796--A

                    IN SENATE

                                      July 16, 2020
                                       ___________

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

        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to allowing certain  party
          designations  and nominations to be made via video teleconference upon
          notice to the members of the respective committee; and  providing  for
          the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

     1    Section 1. Section 6-100 of the election law is  amended  to  read  as
     2  follows:
     3    §  6-100.  Nominations  and designations; generally. 1. Nomination and
     4  designation of candidates for election to public office or  party  posi-
     5  tion are governed by this article.
     6    2.  All  party  designations  and  nominations,  except  for a primary
     7  election, may be made  via  video  teleconference  upon  notice  to  the
     8  members  of  the  respective committee by mail, email, text or telephone
     9  call at least twelve hours before such meeting. Certificates  of  desig-
    10  nation  or nomination, minutes, authorizations and/or acceptances may be
    11  executed in separate acts by the signatories thereto and where  acknowl-
    12  edgements  or  oaths are required, they may be performed or administered
    13  remotely and pursuant to executive order 202.7 allowing notarizations to
    14  be performed using communication technology.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    16  deemed repealed on December 31, 2020.



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