Allows certain party designations and nominations to be made via video teleconference upon notice to the members of the respective committee; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10733--A
IN ASSEMBLY
July 8, 2020
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Bichotte) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to allowing certain party
designations and nominations to be made via video teleconference upon
notice to the members of the respective committee; and providing for
the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 6-100 of the election law is amended to read as
2 follows:
3 § 6-100. Nominations and designations; generally. 1. Nomination and
4 designation of candidates for election to public office or party posi-
5 tion are governed by this article.
6 2. All party designations and nominations, except for a primary
7 election, may be made via video teleconference upon notice to the
8 members of the respective committee by mail, email, text or telephone
9 call at least twelve hours before such meeting. Certificates of desig-
10 nation or nomination, minutes, authorizations and/or acceptances may be
11 executed in separate acts by the signatories thereto and where acknowl-
12 edgements or oaths are required, they may be performed or administered
13 remotely and pursuant to executive order 202.7 allowing notarizations to
14 be performed using communication technology.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
16 deemed repealed on December 31, 2020.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16776-03-0
