S7418-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Relates to the date of the 2012 primary election

Relates to the date of the 2012 primary election.

Sponsor: O'MARA
Law Section: Elections

S7418-2011 Actions

May 21, 2012: SIGNED CHAP.38
May 21, 2012: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
May 21, 2012: returned to senate
May 21, 2012: passed assembly
May 21, 2012: ordered to third reading cal.611
May 21, 2012: substituted for a10112
May 15, 2012: referred to election law
May 15, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
May 15, 2012: PASSED SENATE
May 15, 2012: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.812
May 15, 2012: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
May 11, 2012: REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

S7418-2011 Meetings

Rules: May 15, 2012

S7418-2011 Calendars

Floor Calendar: May 15, 2012

S7418-2011 Votes

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - May 15, 2012

Ayes (60): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Espaillat, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Huntley, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Excused (1): Marcellino

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Rules - May 15, 2012

Ayes (23): Skelos, Alesi, Farley, Fuschillo, Hannon, Johnson, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Nozzolio, Saland, Seward, Sampson, Breslin, Dilan, Duane, Hassell-Thompson, Krueger, Montgomery, Parker, Perkins, Smith, Stewart-Cousins
Ayes W/R (1): Maziarz
Excused (1): Marcellino

S7418-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S7418

TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to the date of primary elections; and providing for
the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

PURPOSE:
To provide that the 2012 primary election be held on the thirteenth of
September.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill provides that the 2012 primary election shall be
held on September 13, 2012.

Section 2 of the bill is the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
New York State Election Law �8-100(1)(a) prescribes that the fall
primary shall be held on the first Tuesday after the second Monday in
September before each general election. The 2012 fall primary election
is scheduled for September 11, 2012.

This legislation recognizes and respects the significance of the
anniversary of the 9/11/O1 attacks by rescheduling the 2012 fall
primary for September 13, 2012.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Similar to Ch. 49 of 2007 (A.8129 Silver/S.5755 Bruno)

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire December 31,
2012.

S7418-2011 Text


                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    7418

                              I N  SENATE

                                May 11, 2012
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

  AN ACT in relation to the date of primary elections; and  providing  for
    the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of  subdi-
  vision 1 of section 8-100 of the election law, the 2012 primary election
  shall be held on September 13, 2012.
    S  2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire December
  31, 2012 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be  deemed
  repealed.








   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD15485-03-2

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S7418-2011: Relates to the date of the 2012 primary election