STATE OF NEW YORK
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9050
IN SENATE
May 5, 2022
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Introduced by Sens. TEDISCO, BORRELLO, ORTT, PALUMBO, RITCHIE -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Elections
AN ACT requiring the state of New York to pay all costs associated with
the conduct of the August 23, 2022 primary election
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "NYS
2 gerrymander failure assistance act".
3 § 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the
4 contrary, the state of New York shall pay all costs associated with the
5 primary election scheduled to take place on August 23, 2022 for candi-
6 dates for the state senate and for the United States House of Represen-
7 tatives. No costs for the August 23, 2022 primary election shall be
8 borne by any municipality conducting such primary election if such muni-
9 cipality conducts a primary election on June 28, 2022.
10 § 3. 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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