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A00494 Summary:

BILL NOA00494B
 
SAME ASSAME AS S06199-B
 
SPONSOREpstein (MS)
 
COSPNSRRozic, Davila, Clark, Cruz, Kelles, Reyes, Cunningham, Gonzalez-Rojas, Ardila
 
MLTSPNSRRamos
 
Amd §6-134, El L
 
Relates to notifying candidates of designation for certain county committees; requires the board of elections of the city of New York to provide notice to each candidate designated in a petition for election to a party position of a county committee located within the city of New York.
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A00494 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A494B
 
SPONSOR: Epstein (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to notifying candidates of designation for certain county committees   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 6-134 of the election law by adding a new subdivision 14 requiring the Board of Elections of New York City to provide notice to each candidate designated for election to a party position of a county committee located within New York City. The notice shall also inform such candidate of the process for declining such designation. Section 2 provides the effective date.   DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE): This amended bill removes the required 10-day timeframe for the New York City Board of Elections to provide notice to each candidate designated for election to a party position within New York City. This amended bill also .removes the requirement that the New York City Board of Elections shall provide information for the process of accepting a designation.   JUSTIFICATION: In our country, political parties are governed at all levels by commit- tees of citizens chosen by their peers. While individual party rules dictate the responsibilities of committee members, in New York, at the local level, county committee members are typically responsible for organizing fellow party members, creating the party's platform, and nominating the party's candidate in special elections for the state legislature. Because county committees play such a vital role in our state's demo- cratic process by providing a framework for community members to get involved in electoral politics, we must ensure that the system by which committee candidates gain their seats is ethical and trustworthy. In August 2018 New York Times reporting uncovered multiple instances in' Which individuals were unwittingly nominated for positions on the Queens county committee. Surprisingly, the dishonest practice of nominating unwitting candidates, which invades-the privacy of these individuals and undermines the democratic process by shutting-willing candidates, is not considered a violation by the state board of elections. To certify that candidates for county committee are running for these important positions of their own volition, this legislation requires the Board of Elections of New York City to provide notice to each candidate designated in such petition for election to a party position of a county committee county.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2021-22: A4236 (Epstein) / S 326 (Myrie) - Assembly Election Law / Senate Elections 2019-20: A7488A/505428A - referred to election law/REFERRED TO ELECTIONS; REPORTED   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: On the one hundred eighth day after it shall have become law.
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A00494 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         494--B
                                                                Cal. No. 361
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 9, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  EPSTEIN, ROZIC, DAVILA, CLARK, CRUZ, KELLES,
          REYES, CUNNINGHAM, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, ARDILA -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.
          of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
          --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
          and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the  Committee  on
          Election  Law  in  accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported
          from committee, advanced to  a  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
          reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to notifying candidates of
          designation for certain county committees
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 6-134 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
     2  new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
     3    14.    Notwithstanding  any  provision  of  law  to the contrary, upon
     4  receipt of a designating petition pursuant to this section, the board of
     5  elections of the city of New York shall provide notice to each candidate
     6  designated in such petition for election to a party position of a county
     7  committee located within the city of New York informing  such  candidate
     8  of  such  designation  and the process for declining such designation in
     9  accordance with the provisions of section 6-146 of this article.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    11  it shall have become law.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00139-04-4
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