Relates to the number of signatures for designating petitions for 2019; provides such shall be reduced by one-quarter, rounded down to the nearest whole number.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2862
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 30, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. MAY -- 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 the number of signa-
tures for designating petitions in the year 2019
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 a
2 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
3 4. Except for the city of New York and notwithstanding subdivision two
4 of this section, for designations made by petition in the year two thou-
5 sand nineteen, the signature requirement numbers stated in paragraphs
6 (a) through (l) of subdivision two of this section shall be reduced by
7 one-quarter, rounded down to the nearest whole number.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire December
9 31, 2019 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
10 repealed.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08717-01-9
