N.Y. Elec. Law § 2-104
County committee; creation
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As of January 1, 2015
§ 2-104. County committee; creation. 1. The county committee of each\nparty shall be constituted by the election in each election district\nwithin such county of at least two members and of such additional\nmembers, not in excess of two, as the rules of the county committee of\nthe party within the county or the statement filed pursuant hereto may\nprovide for such district, proportional to the party vote in the\ndistrict for governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election, or\nin case the boundaries of such district have been changed or a new\ndistrict has been created since the last preceding gubernatorial\nelection, proportional to the party vote cast for member of assembly or\nin the event there was no election for member of assembly, then\nproportional to the number of enrolled voters of such party in such\ndistrict on the list of enrolled voters last published by the board of\nelections, excluding voters in inactive status. In a county in which no\nadditional members are provided for by the rules of the county committee\nor the statement filed pursuant hereto the voting power of each member\nshall be in proportion to such party vote or, if the election district\nwhich such member represents was created or changed since the last\nelection for member of assembly, proportional to such party enrollment.\nIn a county in which additional members are so provided for, on the\nbasis of the party vote or enrollment in election districts within such\ncounty, each member shall have one vote. Each member of a county\ncommittee shall be an enrolled voter of the party residing in the county\nand the assembly district from which or in the assembly district\ncontaining the election district in which such member is elected except\nthat a member of a county committee who, as a result of an alteration of\nassembly district lines, no longer resides within such assembly district\nmay continue to serve for the balance of the term to which he was\nelected.\n 2. If, pursuant to section one of article thirteen of the\nconstitution, such committee or a state convention of the party shall\nprovide by rule for equal representation of the sexes on such committee,\nthe rules of such committee relative to additional members, either from\nelection districts or at large, shall be formulated and applied in such\nmanner that the whole membership shall consist of an even number,\nequally divided between the sexes. When any such rule provides for equal\nrepresentation of the sexes, the designating petitions and primary\nballots shall list candidates for such party positions separately by\nsexes.\n 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,\na county committee of a party shall be legally constituted if\ntwenty-five per centum of the committeemen required to be elected in\nsuch county, as provided in subdivision one of this section, have been\nelected.\n
§ 2-104. County committee; creation. 1. The county committee of each\nparty shall be constituted by the election in each election district\nwithin such county of at least two members and of such additional\nmembers as the rules of the county committee of the party within the\ncounty or the statement filed pursuant hereto may provide for such\ndistrict, proportional to the party vote in the district for governor at\nthe last preceding gubernatorial election, or in case the boundaries of\nsuch district have been changed or a new district has been created since\nthe last preceding gubernatorial election, proportional to the party\nvote cast for member of assembly or in the event there was no election\nfor member of assembly, then proportional to the number of enrolled\nvoters of such party in such district on the list of enrolled voters\nlast published by the board of elections, excluding voters in inactive\nstatus. In a county in which no additional members are provided for by\nthe rules of the county committee or the statement filed pursuant hereto\nthe voting power of each member shall be in proportion to such party\nvote or, if the election district which such member represents was\ncreated or changed since the last election for member of assembly,\nproportional to such party enrollment. In a county in which additional\nmembers are so provided for, on the basis of the party vote or\nenrollment in election districts within such county, each member shall\nhave one vote. Each member of a county committee shall be an enrolled\nvoter of the party residing in the county and the assembly district from\nwhich or in the assembly district containing the election district in\nwhich such member is elected except that a member of a county committee\nwho, as a result of an alteration of assembly district lines, no longer\nresides within such assembly district may continue to serve for the\nbalance of the term to which he was elected.\n 2. If such committee or a state convention of the party shall provide\nby rule for representation by gender on such committee, the rules of\nsuch committee relative to additional members, either from election\ndistricts or at large, shall be formulated and applied in such manner\nthat the whole membership shall be divided among genders as provided by\nthe rules of such committee. When any such rule provides for such\nrepresentation, the designating petitions and primary ballots shall list\ncandidates for such party positions separately by gender marker. In\nproviding for such representation, such committee shall establish rules\nthat provide for the ability of individuals who do not exclusively\nidentify as a binary gender to serve as members and which respect\nindividuals' gender identity.\n 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,\na county committee of a party shall be legally constituted if\ntwenty-five per centum of the committeemen required to be elected in\nsuch county, as provided in subdivision one of this section, have been\nelected.\n
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