New York A 2230: Relates to nominating and designating petitions and certificates

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A02230 Summary:

BILL NOA02230 

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SPONSORSimon

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Amd §6-158, El L

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Provides that a candidate who files 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.

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01/15/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2230

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to nominating and desig-
 nating petitions and certificates

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 6-158 of the election law, as
 2 amended by chapter 434 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 2. A certificate of acceptance or declination of a designation shall
 5 be filed not later than the fourth day after the last day to file such
 6 designation, except that a candidate who files such a certificate of
 7 acceptance for an office for which there have been filed certificates or
 8 petitions designating more than one candidate for the nomination of any
 9 party, may thereafter file a certificate of declination not later than
 10 the seventh day after the primary election.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04720-01-5

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