Requires that judges be enrolled members of the party for which they are running in the primary election or to have received a proper certificate of authorization filed properly according to the election law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4245
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 20, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 requiring judges to be
enrolled members of the party for a primary election or to have
received a proper certificate of authorization filed properly accord-
ing to the election law
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 6-120 of the election law, as
2 amended by chapter 373 of the laws of 1978, is amended and a new subdi-
3 vision 5 is added to read as follows:
4 4. This section shall not apply to a political party designating or
5 nominating candidates for the first time[,] or to candidates nominated
6 by party caucus[, nor to candidates for judicial offices].
7 5. This section shall apply to any candidate for judicial office in
8 any election where other individuals have the opportunity to challenge
9 the nomination in a primary election.
10 § 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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