STATE OF NEW YORK
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496
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE(Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to notifying voters that
New York practices a closed primary system
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 5 of section 5-210 of the
2 election law, as amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2005, is amended
3 to read as follows:
4 (f) Notice [that political] in bold and prominent type, stating: "The
5 state of New York practices a closed party primary system. Political
6 party enrollment is optional, but [that,] in order to vote in a primary
7 election of a political party, a voter must enroll in that political
8 party, unless state party rules allow [otherwise] otherwise".
9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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