New York A 438: Relates to not including the process for declining designation to a county committee party position in the notice provided by the board of elections of the city of New York

Status: SUBSTITUTED BY S810 (as of 2025-02-04)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 438

Sponsors: Harvey Epstein

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A00438 Summary:

BILL NOA00438 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00810

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SPONSOREpstein

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Amd §6-134, El L (as proposed in S.6199-B & A.494-B)

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Provides that the process for declining designation to a county committee party position does not need to be included in the notice provided by the board of elections of the city of New York of such party position designation.

Go to top A00438 Actions:

BILL NOA00438 

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01/08/2025referred to election law

01/28/2025reported referred to rules

01/28/2025reported 

01/28/2025rules report cal.71

01/28/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.71

02/04/2025substituted by s810

&nbspS00810 AMEND= MYRIE

&nbsp01/08/2025REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/13/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.84

&nbsp01/28/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/28/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/28/2025referred to election law

&nbsp02/04/2025substituted for a438

&nbsp02/04/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.71

&nbsp03/03/2025passed assembly

&nbsp03/03/2025returned to senate

&nbsp03/07/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp03/07/2025SIGNED CHAP.106

Go to topA00438 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ELECTION LAW Chair:Walker 
DATE:01/28/2025AYE/NAY:10/5 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules WalkerAyeSlaterNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

Carroll RCAyeMikulinNay

TaylorAyeTagueNay

JacobsonAyeBrook-KrasnyNay

MamdaniAye

GallagherAye

RiveraAye

Chandler-WatermAbsent

WiederAye

Carroll P Aye

Committee:RULES Chair:Heastie 
DATE:01/28/2025AYE/NAY:22/9 Action: Favorable HeastieAyeBarclayNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookAyeBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeRaNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

ColtonAyePalmesanoNay

MagnarelliAyeReillyNay

PaulinAyeSmithNay

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA00438 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA00438 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 438

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to not including the proc-
 ess for declining designation to a county committee party position in
 the notice provided by the board of elections of the city of New York

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 14 of section 6-134 of the election law, as
 2 added by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the election law relat-
 3 ing to notifying candidates of designation for certain county commit-
 4 tees, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6199-B and A. 494-B,
 5 is amended to read as follows:
 6 14. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, upon receipt
 7 of a designating petition pursuant to this section, the board of
 8 elections of the city of New York shall provide notice to each candidate
 9 designated in such petition for election to a party position of a county
 10 committee located within the city of New York informing such candidate
 11 of such designation [and the process for declining such designation in
 12 accordance with the provisions of section 6-146 of this article].
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
 14 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the election law relat-
 15 ing to notifying candidates of designation for certain county commit-
 16 tees, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6199-B and A. 494-B,
 17 takes effect.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02854-01-5

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