Assembly Bill A1242

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for special elections for the offices of comptroller and attorney general for vacancies during a term

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  • 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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2013-A1242 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1969
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5 §1, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A580, S2930
2011-2012: A4348, S3266
2015-2016: A1705, S2271
2017-2018: A1329, S1230
2019-2020: A394, S2012
2021-2022: A596, S3876
2023-2024: A3699, S1597

2013-A1242 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for special elections for the offices of comptroller and attorney general for vacancies during a term.

2013-A1242 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1242

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced   by   M.   of   A.  CAHILL,  CUSICK,  GOTTFRIED,  BENEDETTO,
  PEOPLES-STOKES, GUNTHER,  LUPARDO,  CAMARA,  MAGEE,  BRENNAN,  JAFFEE,
  GALEF,  MAISEL, GABRYSZAK, KAVANAGH, THIELE, PAULIN, CROUCH, CORWIN --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  COLTON,  DUPREY,  P. LOPEZ,  MILLMAN,
  RAIA, ROSENTHAL, SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Governmental Operations

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 5 of the constitution, in
  relation  to  providing  for  special elections to fill the offices of
  comptroller and attorney general

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of  article
5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  Section  1.  [The]  EXCEPT  AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, THE
comptroller and attorney-general shall be chosen  at  the  same  general
election  as  the  governor and hold office for the same term, and shall
possess the qualifications provided in section 2  of  article  IV.  [The
legislature  shall  provide for filling vacancies in the office of comp-
troller and of attorney-general. No election  of  a  comptroller  or  an
attorney-general  shall  be  had except at the time of electing a gover-
nor.] WHERE A VACANCY OCCURS DURING A TERM OF THE COMPTROLLER OR  ATTOR-
NEY  GENERAL  A SPECIAL ELECTION SHALL BE CONDUCTED TO FILL SUCH OFFICE.
The comptroller shall be required: (1)  to  audit  all  vouchers  before
payment  and  all  official  accounts;  (2)  to  audit  the  accrual and
collection of all revenues and receipts; and (3) to prescribe such meth-
ods of accounting as are necessary for the performance of the  foregoing
duties. The payment of any money of the state, or of any money under its
control, or the refund of any money paid to the state, except upon audit
by  the  comptroller, shall be void, and may be restrained upon the suit
of any taxpayer with the consent of the supreme court in appellate divi-
sion on notice to the attorney-general. In such respect the  legislature
shall  define  the  powers and duties and may also assign to him or her:

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

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