Senate Bill S274

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Removes the requirement that party emblems be included in ballot design

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S274 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1-104, 2-124, 4-112, 6-128, 6-138, 6-140, 6-206, 15-108 & 16-104, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6636
2015-2016: S3953, S7076
2017-2018: S2792
2019-2020: S3359
2023-2024: S2302

2021-S274 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Removes the requirement that party emblems be included in ballot design.

2021-S274 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S274 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    274
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to removing  the  require-
   ment that party emblems be included in ballot design

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 18 of section 1-104 of  the  election  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  181  of  the  laws  of 2005, is amended to read as
 follows:
   18. The word "ballot" when referring to  voting  machines  or  systems
 means  that portion of the cardboard or paper or other material or elec-
 tronic display within the ballot frame containing the name of the candi-
 date and [the emblem of] the party organization by which  he  was  nomi-
 nated, of the form of submission of a proposed constitutional amendment,
 proposition referendum or question as provided in this chapter, with the
 word  "yes"  for  voting  for  any  question or the word "no" for voting
 against any question except that where the question  or  proposition  is
 submitted  only  to  the voters of a territory wholly within a county or
 city, such form shall be determined by the county  board  of  elections.
 Such  statement  and  the title shall be printed and/or displayed in the
 largest type or display which it is practicable  to  use  in  the  space
 provided.
   § 2. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 2-124 of the election law, subdi-
 vision  2  as  amended  by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978, are amended to
 read as follows:
   1. The state committee of a party shall select a name [and emblem]  to
 distinguish  the  candidates  of  the  party  for  public  office in all
 districts of the state, and shall file in the office of the state  board
 of  elections,  a  certificate  executed  by its chairman and secretary,
 setting forth the name [and showing the emblem so selected].

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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