STATE OF NEW YORK
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Cal. No. 423
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, GALEF, CARROLL, FERNANDEZ,
HEVESI, JACOBSON, L. ROSENTHAL, GLICK, ABINANTI, KELLES, SAYEGH --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, SIMON, WALCZYK -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Election Law -- recommitted to the
Committee on Election Law in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
-- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and
ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibition of state
party names; and to repeal subdivision 4 of section 2-124 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. Subdivision 2 of section 2-124 of the election law, as
2 amended by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
3 2. The name of a party shall be in the English language and shall not
4 include the words "American", "United States", "National", "New York
5 State", "Independence" or "Independent", or "Empire State", or any
6 abbreviation or plural thereof, nor the name or part of the name, or an
7 abbreviation of the name, of an existing party. The emblem chosen may
8 be a star, an animal, an anchor, or any other proper symbol, but may not
9 be the same as or similar to any emblem, insignia, symbol or flag used
10 by any political or governmental body, agency or entity nor any reli-
11 gious emblem, insignia, symbol or flag, nor the portrait of any person,
12 nor the representation of a coin or of the currency of the United
13 States. The name and emblem chosen shall not be similar to or likely to
14 create confusion with the name or emblem of any other existing party or
15 independent body.
16 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 2-124 of the election law is REPEALED.
17 § 3. Any political party name or emblem in use on the effective date
18 of this act which violates the provisions of section 2-124 of the
19 election law as amended by this act shall be required to change such
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 name or emblem to conform to such provisions, as amended, on or before
2 January 1, 2023.
3 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that sections
4 one and two of this act shall take effect January 1, 2023.
