New York A 1784: Relates to providing notice to local elected officials for any hearing related to a water rate increase

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A01784 Summary:

BILL NOA01784 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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COSPNSRReyes

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Rpld §§6-164 & 6-166, §6-158 sub 4, amd §§6-154, 6-168, 7-114, 16-102 & 17-122, El L

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Removes the ability to petition for opportunity to ballot for public office or party position.

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BILL NOA01784 

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01/14/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1784

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to removing provisions
 relating to the opportunity to ballot; and to repeal certain
 provisions of such law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Sections 6-164 and 6-166 of the election law are REPEALED.
 2 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 6-158 of the election law is REPEALED.
 3 § 3. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 6-154 of the election law, as
 4 amended by chapter 744 of the laws of 2022, are amended to read as
 5 follows:
 6 2. Written objections to any certificate of designation or nomination
 7 or to a nominating or designating petition [or a petition for opportu-
 8 nity to ballot for public office] or to a certificate of acceptance, a
 9 certificate of authorization, a certificate of declination or a certif-
 10 icate of substitution relating thereto may be filed by any voter regis-
 11 tered to vote for such public office and to a designating petition [or a
 12 petition for opportunity to ballot for party position] or a certificate
 13 of substitution, a certificate of acceptance or a certificate of decli-
 14 nation relating thereto by any voter enrolled to vote for such party
 15 position. Such objections shall be filed with the officer or board with
 16 whom the original petition or certificate is filed within three days
 17 after the filing of the petition or certificate to which objection is
 18 made, or within three days after the last day to file such a certif-
 19 icate, if no such certificate is filed except that if any person nomi-
 20 nated by an independent nominating petition, is nominated as a party
 21 candidate for the same office by a party certificate filed, or a party
 22 nomination made after the filing of such petition, the written objection
 23 to such petition may be filed within three days after the filing of such
 24 party certificate or the making of such party nomination. When such an

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04488-01-5

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 1 objection is filed, specifications of the grounds of the objections
 2 shall be filed within six days thereafter with the same officer or board
 3 and if specifications are not timely filed, the objection shall be null
 4 and void.
 5 [3.] 3-a. (a) Any person filing general objections to any designating
 6 petition, independent nominating petition or certificate of nomination
 7 or ballot access document who thereafter files specifications of [his or
 8 her] such person's objections to any such document shall do so in
 9 accordance with the provisions of this subdivision. All such specifica-
 10 tions shall substantially comply with the following requirements:
 11 (i) for specifications relating to any petition, the volume number,
 12 page number, and line number of any signature objected to on any peti-
 13 tion shall be set forth in detail. In addition, any portion of any peti-
 14 tion or any signature line or witness statement objected to shall be
 15 specifically identified and reasons given for any such objection;
 16 (ii) the total number of signatures objected to shall be set forth and
 17 all objections relating to a single signature line should be grouped
 18 together; and
 19 (iii) symbols and/or abbreviations may be used to set forth
 20 objections, provided that a sheet explaining the m