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A7404Assembly2017-2018 Session

Set Deadline for Party Names

Official title

“Relates to filing name of new political party”

Sponsor Sandy GalefAD-95+1 co-sponsorAffects Public Safety & Consumer Affairs
Status
In Senate Committee
Elections
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 5 of 7

In Senate · Elections

What's happening

This bill sets deadlines for new political parties in New York to file their name and emblem with the state board of elections.

Why it matters

  1. Creates a clear deadline for new political parties to formalize their identity. requiring them to file their name and emblem with the State Board of Elections by the last day of February after gaining party status, which could help prevent confusion or disputes over party names and symbols.

  2. Ensures timely transparency for voters and election officials. by specifying when new parties’ official names and emblems become effective, making election materials and ballots more accurate and reliable.

  3. Limits frequent or last-minute changes to party names. by setting that any subsequent name changes only take effect after the next gubernatorial election cycle, promoting stability and predictability in party identity.

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Who cares

  • New political parties

    The bill would require them to file their first name-and-emblem certificate by the last day of February following the election at which they gain party status, effective upon filing.

  • Established political parties

    Certificates changing a party’s name would take effect on the last day of January after the next gubernatorial election.

  • State Board of Elections

    The board would receive certificates subject to the new filing deadline and effective-date rules.

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Set Deadline for Party Names

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Sandy Galef

Assembly Member · Assembly District 95

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to elections
  2. Delivered to senate
  3. Passed assembly
  4. Advanced to third reading cal.728
  5. Reported
  6. Referred to election law
  7. Referred to election law

Full text

1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗

STATE OF NEW YORK

7404

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

April 25, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to filing name of new political party

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2-124 of the election law is amended to read as follows:

1. The state committee of a party shall select a name and emblem to distinguish the candidates of the party for public office in all districts of the state, and shall file in the office of the state board of elections, a certificate executed by its chairman and secretary, setting forth the name and showing the emblem so selected. A new party shall file such first certificate not later than the last day of February following the election at which the party obtains party status and shall take effect upon filing. Any other certificate filed changing the name of a party shall take effect on the last day of January after the next gubernatorial election.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January after it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD11062-01-7

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