STATE OF NEW YORK
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IN SENATE
January 25, 2010
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Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- 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 creating a special
primary election
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 6-114 of the election law is amended to read as
2 follows:
3 § 6-114. Party nominations; special election. Party nominations for an
4 office to be filled at a special election shall be made [in the manner
5 prescribed by the rules of the party] at a special primary election
6 pursuant to section 6-161 of this article, at which the candidate
7 receiving the most votes shall be the nominee of the party.
8 § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 6-161 to read
9 as follows:
10 § 6-161. Special primary elections. 1. The special primary election
11 shall take place on the first Tuesday occurring at least thirty days but
12 no more than thirty-six days prior to the special election.
13 2. Designating petitions for a primary nomination shall be subjected
14 to the same form and rules set out in sections 6-132 and 6-134 of this
15 article. Designating petitions shall be filed within twelve days of the
16 date the governor proclaims the need for a special election.
17 § 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2011.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11790-04-0
