What's happening
This bill allows candidates with primary opponents to decline their nomination up to seven days after the primary election.
Why it matters
Gives candidates more time to reconsider. By extending the deadline to decline a nomination until seven days after the primary, candidates who face primary opponents have extra time to assess the outcome and make informed decisions about whether to continue in the race, rather than being locked in immediately.
Could impact party strategies and ballot composition. Allowing late declinations may lead to more last-minute changes in which candidates appear on the general election ballot, potentially requiring parties to find replacements quickly or adjust their campaign strategies.
Helps candidates avoid unwanted nominations. Some candidates may win a primary or be nominated without intending to run in the general election. This new window allows them to step aside gracefully, reducing the chances of reluctant or non-participating candidates remaining on the ballot.
May affect voter expectations and campaign dynamics. Voters and supporters might see increased uncertainty about final candidate lineups after primaries, as some declared winners could still decline their nominations within the new timeframe.
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Extend Candidate Decline Deadline
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Sponsors
18 Co-sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to election law
- Referred to election law
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Change Candidate Decline Deadline
In Senate Committee · Elections · Sponsor Patrick M. Gallivan
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1400
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 15, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, DINOWITZ, ABINANTI, PAULIN, GOTTFRIED, BLAKE, BYRNE, GALEF, DICKENS, BARRON, GLICK, D'URSO, TAYLOR, SEAWRIGHT, CAHILL, LAWRENCE, LUPARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to nominating and designating petitions and certificates
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 6-158 of the election law, as amended by chapter 434 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
2. A certificate of acceptance or declination of a designation shall be filed not later than the fourth day after the last day to file such designation, except that a candidate who files such a certificate of acceptance for an office for which there have been filed certificates or petitions designating more than one candidate for the nomination of any party, may thereafter file a certificate of declination not later than the seventh day after the primary election.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01805-01-9
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