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- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.210
- Referred to elections
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.235
- Referred to elections
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Requires that judges receive proper certificates of authorization or be enrolled members of the party for which they are running in the primary election
In Assembly Committee · Election Law · Sponsor Sandy Galef
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Title of bill
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 according to the election law
Purpose
This bill ends the exemption applicable to candidates for judicial office from the requirement that in order to run on a party line in a primary election they must be a member of the political party, or obtain a certificate authorizing them to run on its party line from the members of such party's committee representing the political subdivision of the office sought.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Amends Election Law section 6-120 subdivision 4 to eliminate the exemption for judicial candidates from the requirements of subdivisions 1-3 that in order to petition or run as a candidate of a party membership the candidate must be a member of that party or be designated or nominated by a majority of the party committee for the applicable subdivision. It also creates a new subdivision 5, which specifically provides that such requirements apply to any candidate for judicial office in any election where other individuals can challenge the nomination in a primary election.
Section 2: Provides that the Act takes effect immediately.
Existing law
The current law provides an exemption from party membership or party committee nomination for candidates for judicial office as described above.
Justification
Under current law, the exemption from the party membership or nomination law applicable to candidates for all other offices has resulted in abuses and a free-for-all in judicial primaries that confuses the primary electorate. And, the exemption lacks a rational basis for judicial candidates to be treated differently from candidates for other public offices in regard to the rules pertaining to party enrollment.
Legislative history
A.3126 of 2009 A.1515A of 2007-2008 A.63 of 2005-2006 A.8722 of 2003-2004
Fiscal implications
None.
Local fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This bill is effective immediately.
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