Senate Bill S6197D

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides that certain local elections held outside of New York City shall be in an even-numbered year

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

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2021-S6197 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8560
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-104, El L; amd §80, Town L; amd §17-1703-a, Vil L; amd §400, County L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4669
2015-2016: S872
2017-2018: S382
2019-2020: S151
2023-2024: S3505, A4282

2021-S6197 - Summary

Provides that certain local elections outside of New York City shall be in an even-numbered year.

2021-S6197 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6197 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6197
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law  and  the  town  law,  in  relation  to
   elections; and to repeal section 6-200 of the election law relating to
   village elections

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 6-202  of  the  election  law,  as
 added by chapter 359 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Party  nominations of candidates for village offices in any county
 shall be made at a party caucus or at a primary election, as  the  rules
 of the county committee, heretofore or hereafter adopted consistent with
 the provisions of this chapter shall provide. If the rules of the county
 committee  of  any  political  party  provide that party nominations for
 village offices of that party in any or all villages in the county shall
 be made at a village primary election, such primary  election  shall  be
 held  [forty-nine  days  prior  to the date of the village election] THE
 FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE SECOND  MONDAY  IN  JUNE  BEFORE  EVERY  GENERAL
 ELECTION  IN AN EVEN-NUMBERED YEAR UNLESS OTHERWISE CHANGED BY AN ACT OF
 THE LEGISLATURE. In the event there  is  no  village  committee  with  a
 chairman,  the chairman of the county committee, or such other person or
 body as the rules of such committee  may  provide,  shall  designate  an
 enrolled  member of the party who is a qualified voter of the village as
 the village election chairman. The chairman of the county  committee  of
 each  party  in  which  nominations in any village are made at a primary
 election shall file with the board  of  elections,  at  least  one  week
 before  the  first  day  to  file designating petitions for such primary
 elections, a list of the name and address of the chairman of the village
 committee or the village election chairman in each  such  village.  Such
 village chairman shall have general party responsibility for the conduct
 of  the  village  caucus  or primary election. Such nominations shall be
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2021-S6197A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8560
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-104, El L; amd §80, Town L; amd §17-1703-a, Vil L; amd §400, County L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4669
2015-2016: S872
2017-2018: S382
2019-2020: S151
2023-2024: S3505, A4282

2021-S6197A - Summary

Provides that certain local elections outside of New York City shall be in an even-numbered year.

2021-S6197A - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6197A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6197--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SKOUFIS, BIAGGI -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Elections  --
   recommitted  to  the  Committee on Elections in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election  law  and the town law, in relation to
   elections
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 6-202 of the election law, as
 added by chapter 359 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Party nominations of candidates for village offices in  any  county
 shall  be  made at a party caucus or at a primary election, as the rules
 of the county committee, heretofore or hereafter adopted consistent with
 the provisions of this chapter shall provide. If the rules of the county
 committee of any political party  provide  that  party  nominations  for
 village offices of that party in any or all villages in the county shall
 be  made  at  a village primary election, such primary election shall be
 held [forty-nine days prior to the date of  the  village  election]  THE
 FIRST  TUESDAY  AFTER  THE  SECOND  MONDAY  IN JUNE BEFORE EVERY GENERAL
 ELECTION IN AN EVEN-NUMBERED YEAR UNLESS OTHERWISE CHANGED BY AN ACT  OF
 THE  LEGISLATURE.   IN THE EVENT A VILLAGE ELECTS ITS OFFICERS ON A DATE
 NOT IN NOVEMBER, SUCH PRIMARY ELECTION SHALL  BE  HELD  FORTY-NINE  DAYS
 PRIOR  TO  THE  DATE  OF THE VILLAGE ELECTION.  In the event there is no
 village committee with a chairman, the chairman of the county committee,
 or such other person or body as the rules of such committee may provide,
 shall designate an enrolled member of the party who is a qualified voter
 of the village as the village election chairman.  The  chairman  of  the
 county  committee  of each party in which nominations in any village are
 made at a primary election shall file with the board  of  elections,  at
 least  one  week  before the first day to file designating petitions for
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08253-08-2
              

co-Sponsors

2021-S6197B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8560
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-104, El L; amd §80, Town L; amd §17-1703-a, Vil L; amd §400, County L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4669
2015-2016: S872
2017-2018: S382
2019-2020: S151
2023-2024: S3505, A4282

2021-S6197B - Summary

Provides that certain local elections outside of New York City shall be in an even-numbered year.

2021-S6197B - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6197B - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6197--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SKOUFIS, BIAGGI -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Elections  --
   recommitted  to  the  Committee on Elections in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, the town law and the village  law,  in
   relation to moving certain elections to even-numbered years
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 6-202  of  the  election  law,  as
 added by chapter 359 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Party  nominations of candidates for village offices in any county
 shall be made at a party caucus or at a primary election, as  the  rules
 of the county committee, heretofore or hereafter adopted consistent with
 the provisions of this chapter shall provide. If the rules of the county
 committee  of  any  political  party  provide that party nominations for
 village offices of that party in any or all villages in the county shall
 be made at a village primary election, such primary  election  shall  be
 held  [forty-nine  days  prior  to the date of the village election] THE
 FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE SECOND  MONDAY  IN  JUNE  BEFORE  EVERY  GENERAL
 ELECTION  IN AN EVEN-NUMBERED YEAR UNLESS OTHERWISE CHANGED BY AN ACT OF
 THE LEGISLATURE.  IN THE EVENT A VILLAGE ELECTS ITS OFFICERS ON  A  DATE
 NOT  IN  NOVEMBER,  SUCH  PRIMARY ELECTION SHALL BE HELD FORTY-NINE DAYS
 PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE VILLAGE ELECTION.   In the event  there  is  no
 village committee with a chairman, the chairman of the county committee,
 or such other person or body as the rules of such committee may provide,
 shall designate an enrolled member of the party who is a qualified voter
 of  the  village  as  the village election chairman. The chairman of the
 county committee of each party in which nominations in any  village  are
 made  at  a  primary election shall file with the board of elections, at
 least one week before the first day to file  designating  petitions  for
 such  primary  elections, a list of the name and address of the chairman
 
              

co-Sponsors

2021-S6197C - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8560
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-104, El L; amd §80, Town L; amd §17-1703-a, Vil L; amd §400, County L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4669
2015-2016: S872
2017-2018: S382
2019-2020: S151
2023-2024: S3505, A4282

2021-S6197C - Summary

Provides that certain local elections outside of New York City shall be in an even-numbered year.

2021-S6197C - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6197C - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6197--C
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SKOUFIS, BIAGGI -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Elections  --
   recommitted  to  the  Committee on Elections in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the election law, the town law and the village law, in
   relation to moving certain elections to even-numbered years
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 6-202 of the election law, as
 added by chapter 359 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Party nominations of candidates for village offices in  any  county
 shall  be  made at a party caucus or at a primary election, as the rules
 of the county committee, heretofore or hereafter adopted consistent with
 the provisions of this chapter shall provide. If the rules of the county
 committee of any political party  provide  that  party  nominations  for
 village offices of that party in any or all villages in the county shall
 be  made  at  a village primary election, such primary election shall be
 held [forty-nine days prior to the date of  the  village  election]  THE
 FIRST  TUESDAY  AFTER  THE  SECOND  MONDAY  IN JUNE BEFORE EVERY GENERAL
 ELECTION IN AN EVEN-NUMBERED YEAR UNLESS OTHERWISE CHANGED BY AN ACT  OF
 THE  LEGISLATURE.   IN THE EVENT A VILLAGE ELECTS ITS OFFICERS ON A DATE
 NOT IN NOVEMBER, SUCH PRIMARY ELECTION SHALL  BE  HELD  FORTY-NINE  DAYS
 PRIOR  TO  THE  DATE  OF THE VILLAGE ELECTION.  In the event there is no
 village committee with a chairman, the chairman of the county committee,
 or such other person or body as the rules of such committee may provide,
 shall designate an enrolled member of the party who is a qualified voter
 of the village as the village election chairman.  The  chairman  of  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08253-12-2
              

co-Sponsors

2021-S6197D (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8560
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-104, El L; amd §80, Town L; amd §17-1703-a, Vil L; amd §400, County L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4669
2015-2016: S872
2017-2018: S382
2019-2020: S151
2023-2024: S3505, A4282

2021-S6197D (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that certain local elections outside of New York City shall be in an even-numbered year.

2021-S6197D (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6197D (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6197--D
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SKOUFIS, BIAGGI, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and  when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on
   Elections  --  recommitted to the Committee on Elections in accordance
   with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted  to  said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law, the village law, the county  law  and  the
   election law, in relation to moving certain elections to even-numbered
   years
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 80 of the town law is amended to read as follows:
   § 80. Biennial town elections. [Except as otherwise provided  in  this
 chapter,  a]  A biennial town election for the election of town officers
 and for the consideration of such questions as may be  proposed  by  the
 town board or the duly qualified electors, pursuant to the provisions of
 this  chapter,  shall  be  held on the Tuesday next succeeding the first
 Monday in November of every [odd-numbered] EVEN-NUMBERED year. All other
 town elections are special elections. A town election  or  special  town
 election  held pursuant to this chapter, shall be construed as a substi-
 tute, for a town meeting or a special town meeting  heretofore  provided
 to  be  held  by  law,  and  a reference in any law to a town meeting or
 special town meeting shall be construed as referring to a town  election
 or special town election.
   §  2.  Subdivision 4 of section 17-1703-a of the village law, as added
 by chapter 960 of the laws of 1977 and the opening paragraph as  amended
 by chapter 30 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08253-22-2
              

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