Provides that a designating petition for the June 2020 primary election shall be filed with the appropriate board of elections on March 17 through March 20, 2020; makes related provisions.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8058
IN SENATE
March 15, 2020
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Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT in relation to petition requirements
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding subdivision 1 of section 6-158 of the
2 election law, a designating petition for the June 2020 primary election
3 shall be filed with the appropriate board of elections on March 17
4 through March 20, 2020 and the political calendar with respect to
5 objections, acceptances, authorizations, declinations, substitutions and
6 the last day to commence an election law article 16 proceeding shall be
7 adjusted accordingly.
8 § 2. Notwithstanding section 6-164 of the election law, there shall be
9 no option to file an opportunity to ballot petition in the June 2020
10 primary election.
11 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15928-02-0