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A08181 Summary:

BILL NO	A08181
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	Abinanti
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd 6-146, El L
Relates to nominations for public office without designation.

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A08181 Actions:

BILL NO	A08181
08/25/2021	referred to election law
01/05/2022	referred to election law

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A08181 Committee Votes:

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A08181 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8181
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     August 25, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Election Law
 
        AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to nominations for public
          office
 
          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 6-146 of the election law, as
     2  amended by chapter 224 of the laws  of  1982,  is  amended  to  read  as
     3  follows:
     4    4.  A  person  nominated  [without designation] for public office at a
     5  contested or uncontested primary election may decline such nomination. A
     6  person so nominated for public office by a party of which he  is  not  a
     7  duly  enrolled member, must decline or accept such nomination, otherwise
     8  such nomination shall be null and void. Such declinations or acceptances
     9  must be filed not later than five days after the mailing of notification
    10  of such nomination by such  officer  or  board.  If  the  nomination  is
    11  declined  the vacancy may be filled not later than three days after such
    12  declination shall have been filed in the office of the officer or board.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11740-02-1

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