STATE OF NEW YORK
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3042
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 27, 2023
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Introduced by Sens. MYRIE, BROUK, GOUNARDES -- 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 proceedings with
respect to designating and nominating petitions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 16-102 of the election law, as
2 amended by chapter 164 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 2. A proceeding with respect to a petition shall be instituted (a)
5 within fourteen days after the last day to file the petition, [or] (b)
6 within three business days after the officer or board with whom or which
7 such petition was filed, makes a determination of invalidity with
8 respect to such petition, or (c) within three business days after the
9 proper service of pleadings for a timely invalidation proceeding, which-
10 ever is later; except that a proceeding with respect to a petition for a
11 village election or a nomination for a special election shall be insti-
12 tuted within seven days after the last day to file the certificate or
13 petition for such village election or nomination or within three busi-
14 ness days after the officer or board with whom or which such certificate
15 or petition was filed, makes a determination of invalidity with respect
16 to such certificate or petition, whichever is later. A proceeding with
17 respect to a primary, convention, meeting of a party committee, or
18 caucus shall be instituted within ten days after the holding of such
19 primary or convention or the filing of the certificate of nominations
20 made at such caucus or meeting of a party committee.
21 § 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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