Permits political parties to perform certain functions without forming county committees, the official text

S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  7111--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 1, 2025
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 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Elections  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election  law,  in relation to permit political
   parties to perform certain functions without forming county committees
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Subdivision  2 of section 16-110 of the election law is
 amended and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows:
   2. The [chairman] CHAIRPERSON of the county committee of a party  with
 which a voter is enrolled in such county, OR, IN THE ABSENCE OF A COUNTY
 COMMITTEE IN SUCH COUNTY, A PERSON ELECTED FOR SUCH PURPOSE BY A MAJORI-
 TY  VOTE  OF  THE  STATE  COMMITTEE OF THE PARTY AT A REGULAR OR SPECIAL
 MEETING OF THE PARTY AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT, may, upon  a  written
 complaint by an enrolled member of such party in such county and after a
 hearing  held  by  [him]  SUCH PERSON or by a sub-committee appointed by
 [him] SUCH  PERSON  upon  at  least  two  days'  notice  to  the  voter,
 personally  or by mail, determine that the voter is not in sympathy with
 the principles of such party. The Supreme Court  or  a  justice  thereof
 within  the  judicial  district,  in  a  proceeding instituted by a duly
 enrolled voter of the party at least ten days before a primary election,
 shall direct the enrollment of such voter to be cancelled if it  appears
 from the proceedings before such [chairman] PERSON or sub-committee, and
 other proofs, if any, presented, that such determination is just.
   3.  THE  STATE  COMMITTEE  OF A PARTY MAY ELECT, BY MAJORITY VOTE AT A
 REGULAR OR SPECIAL MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM IS  PRESENT,  A  PERSON  OR
 PERSONS  TO  RECEIVE COMPLAINTS, HOLD HEARINGS AND INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS
 UNDER THIS SECTION FOR ANY COUNTY OR COUNTIES IN WHICH THERE IS NO COUN-
 TY COMMITTEE OF SUCH PARTY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10920-03-5