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Prohibits the change of name of any independent body making nominations
In Assembly Committee · Rules · Sponsor Sandy Galef
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Title of bill
An act to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting the name change of any independent body making nominations
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of this legislation is to prohibit the name change of any independent body making nominations.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 6-128 of the Election Law is amended to read as follows: The name of the party filing the nominations which shall not be altered or modified once submitted.
Section 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 6-138 of the Election Law, is amended by adding the following language to the end of the paragraph: Such name selected for such independent body shall continuously remain the name of such party as defined in subdivision three of section 1-104 of this chapter.
Section 3. Establishes the effect date.
Justification
In New York State there are, and have been the following parties: Democratic, Republican, Conservative, Liberal, Working Families and Independence. A party is established when any political organizations candidate for governor obtains at least 50,000 votes in the last preceding election. In the 2014 elections, the Stop Common Core ballot line received 51,294 votes, obtaining a permanent ballot line for the next four years. In January of 2015, however, the party organization announced a name change from Stop Common Core to the Reform Party.
This action is akin to bait and switch tactics. The 51,294 voters voted for a candidate who represented the views of the Stop Common Core party. Now that the party is established, the organization changed its mission, misleading those voters, essentially obtaining a multi-year legal political status based on fraud.
Currently, a political organization's name cannot suggest similarity to an existing party or a political organization that has already filed. The political organization should also be prohibited from making a name change. This legislation would prohibit the name change of any independent body making ballot nominations.
Prior legislative history
This is new legislation.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :;
There will be a possible cost savings to the Board of Elections.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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