Relates to the appointment of commissioners of elections; provides that once a party recommends a person for commissioner of elections the local legislative body automatically approve the appointment of such person.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the appointment of
commissioners of elections
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 3-204 of the election law, as
2 amended by chapter 116 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 4. Commissioners of [election] elections shall be appointed by the
5 county legislative body, or in the city of New York, by the city coun-
6 cil. Provided, however, that [if a legislative body shall fail to
7 appoint any person recommended by a party for appointment as a commis-
8 sioner pursuant to this section, within thirty days after the filing of
9 a certificate of recommendation with such legislative body, then the
10 members of such legislative body who are members of the political party
11 which filed such certificate may appoint such person. And further
12 provided, if there are no members of the legislative body who are
13 members of the political party which filed such certificate, the
14 appointment shall take effect upon the expiration of thirty days from
15 the date that the certificate was filed. If none of the persons named in
16 any of the certificates filed by a party are so appointed within sixty
17 days after the filing of any such certificate, then such party may file
18 another certificate within thirty days after the expiration of any such
19 sixty day period recommending a different person for such appointment.
20 If a party fails to file a certificate within the time prescribed by
21 this section, the members of the legislative body who are members of
22 such party may appoint any eligible person to such office] the legisla-
23 tive body shall automatically approve any recommendations for commis-
24 sioners of elections by a party.
25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06550-01-9
