STATE OF NEW YORK
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9703
IN ASSEMBLY
February 6, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the number of signa-
tures needed for designating petitions in counties with a population
of two hundred fifty thousand or fewer
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 6-136 of the election law is amended by adding two
2 new subdivisions 5 and 6 to read as follows:
3 5. In counties with a population of two hundred fifty thousand or
4 fewer and notwithstanding subdivision two of this section, for desig-
5 nations made by petition, the signature requirement numbers stated in
6 paragraphs (a) through (l) of subdivision two of this section shall be
7 reduced by one-quarter, rounded down to the nearest whole number.
8 6. Notwithstanding subdivision two of this section, for designating
9 petitions for political subdivisions in counties with a population of
10 two hundred fifty thousand or fewer, except for the position of member
11 of the ward, town, city or county committee, such petitions must be
12 signed by not less than three and three-quarters per centum, as deter-
13 mined by the preceding enrollment, of the then enrolled voters of the
14 party residing within the political unit in which the office or position
15 is to be voted for, excluding voters in inactive status. The reductions
16 provided by subdivision five of this section shall also apply.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14728-03-0
