STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3929 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 8, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to changing the timing of when state committees shall assume certain legal authority The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 1 of section 2-112 of 2 the election law, as added by chapter 42 of the laws of 2019, are 3 amended to read as follows: 4 (a) Every state committee shall meet no earlier than September seven- 5 teenth and no later than October first following the June primary. 6 Until such organization meeting, the existing state committee shall 7 exercise all legal authority. Upon the [conclusion] convening of such 8 organization meeting, the new state committee shall assume all legal 9 authority vested in the previously organized state committee. 10 (b) Every county committee shall meet no earlier than September seven- 11 teenth and no later than October sixth following the June primary. 12 Until such organization meeting, the existing county committee shall 13 exercise all legal authority. Upon the [conclusion] convening of such 14 organization meeting, the new county committee shall assume all legal 15 authority vested in the previously organized county committee. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07983-01-3