 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8058
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     March 15, 2020
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
        AN ACT in relation to petition requirements
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Notwithstanding  subdivision  1  of  section 6-158 of the
     2  election law, a designating petition for the June 2020 primary  election
     3  shall  be  filed  with  the  appropriate  board of elections on March 17
     4  through March 20, 2020  and  the  political  calendar  with  respect  to
     5  objections, acceptances, authorizations, declinations, substitutions and
     6  the  last day to commence an election law article 16 proceeding shall be
     7  adjusted accordingly.
     8    § 2. Notwithstanding section 6-164 of the election law, there shall be
     9  no option to file an opportunity to ballot petition  in  the  June  2020
    10  primary election.
    11    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15928-02-0
Relates to petition requirements

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