Senate Bill S7402B

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to Eastchester fire district elections

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-S7402 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Elections
Laws Affected:
Amd Chap 345 of 2013
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S1184
2017-2018: S5245, S8494

2013-S7402 - Summary

Relates to Eastchester fire district elections; requires provisions of election law instead of town law be followed for fire district elections.

2013-S7402 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7402 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7402

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

AN ACT to amend chapter 345 of the laws of 2013 relating to  authorizing
  the  Eastchester  fire district, in the town of Eastchester, county of
  Westchester, to change the date of its annual election, in relation to
  following certain provisions of the election law for Eastchester  fire
  district elections

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 345 of the laws of  2013  relating  to
authorizing  the  Eastchester fire district, in the town of Eastchester,
county of Westchester, to change the date of  its  annual  election,  is
amended to read as follows:
  Section  1.  [Notwithstanding  the  provision  of  subdivision  one of
section 175 of the town law  generally  requiring  holding  annual  fire
district  elections on the second Tuesday in December, and notwithstand-
ing the provision of subdivision 6  of  section  175  of  the  town  law
related  to  the  number  of  electors  in  each  fire district election
district:  the Eastchester fire district, in the  town  of  Eastchester,
county of Westchester, whose boundaries only encompass the entire corpo-
rate limits of the town of Eastchester and each village within such town
and  where  the  only  eligible  electors of such fire district are also
eligible electors of such town  and  villages,  shall  hold  its  annual
election  on  the  Tuesday  next succeeding the first Monday in November
provided that (i) such fire district election is held at  every  polling
site as may be established by the Westchester county board of elections;
(ii)  such fire district election districts are the same as the election
districts as may be established  by  the  Westchester  county  board  of
elections, such that an elector shall not be required to visit more than
one  polling  site  on  such date; (iii) such fire district polls remain
open for the same hours as the polls  administered  by  the  Westchester
county  board of elections; (iv) both of the Westchester county board of
elections  commissioners  approve  in  writing  of  such  fire  district
elections  being held in the same locations as the elections held on the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2013-S7402A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Elections
Laws Affected:
Amd Chap 345 of 2013
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S1184
2017-2018: S5245, S8494

2013-S7402A - Summary

Relates to Eastchester fire district elections; requires provisions of election law instead of town law be followed for fire district elections.

2013-S7402A - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7402A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7402--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LATIMER -- 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 chapter 345 of the laws of 2013 relating to authorizing
  the Eastchester fire district, in the town of Eastchester,  county  of
  Westchester, to change the date of its annual election, in relation to
  following  certain provisions of the election law for Eastchester fire
  district elections

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Chapter 345 of the laws of 2013 relating to authorizing the
Eastchester  fire  district, in the town of Eastchester, county of West-
chester, to change the date of its annual election, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  Section  1.  [Notwithstanding  the  provision  of  subdivision  one of
section 175 of the town law  generally  requiring  holding  annual  fire
district  elections on the second Tuesday in December, and notwithstand-
ing the provision of subdivision 6  of  section  175  of  the  town  law
related  to  the  number  of  electors  in  each  fire district election
district:  the Eastchester fire district, in the  town  of  Eastchester,
county of Westchester, whose boundaries only encompass the entire corpo-
rate limits of the town of Eastchester and each village within such town
and  where  the  only  eligible  electors of such fire district are also
eligible electors of such town  and  villages,  shall  hold  its  annual
election  on  the  Tuesday  next succeeding the first Monday in November
provided that (i) such fire district election is held at  every  polling
site as may be established by the Westchester county board of elections;
(ii)  such fire district election districts are the same as the election
districts as may be established  by  the  Westchester  county  board  of
elections, such that an elector shall not be required to visit more than
one  polling  site  on  such date; (iii) such fire district polls remain
open for the same hours as the polls  administered  by  the  Westchester
county  board of elections; (iv) both of the Westchester county board of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2013-S7402B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Elections
Laws Affected:
Amd Chap 345 of 2013
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S1184
2017-2018: S5245, S8494

2013-S7402B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to Eastchester fire district elections; requires provisions of election law instead of town law be followed for fire district elections.

2013-S7402B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7402B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7402--B

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LATIMER -- 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  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend chapter 345 of the laws of 2013 relating to  authorizing
  the  Eastchester  fire district, in the town of Eastchester, county of
  Westchester, to change the date of its annual election, in relation to
  following certain provisions of the election law for Eastchester  fire
  district elections

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Chapter 345 of the laws of 2013 relating to authorizing the
Eastchester fire district, in the town of Eastchester, county  of  West-
chester,  to  change the date of its annual election, is amended to read
as follows:
  Section 1.  [Notwithstanding  the  provision  of  subdivision  one  of
section  175  of  the  town  law generally requiring holding annual fire
district elections on the second Tuesday in December, and  notwithstand-
ing  the  provision  of  subdivision  6  of  section 175 of the town law
related to the  number  of  electors  in  each  fire  district  election
district:    the  Eastchester fire district, in the town of Eastchester,
county of Westchester, whose boundaries only encompass the entire corpo-
rate limits of the town of Eastchester and each village within such town
and where the only eligible electors of  such  fire  district  are  also
eligible  electors  of  such  town  and  villages, shall hold its annual
election on the Tuesday next succeeding the  first  Monday  in  November
provided  that  (i) such fire district election is held at every polling
site as may be established by the Westchester county board of elections;
(ii) such fire district election districts are the same as the  election
districts  as  may  be  established  by  the Westchester county board of
elections, such that an elector shall not be required to visit more than
one polling site on such date; (iii) such  fire  district  polls  remain
open  for  the  same  hours as the polls administered by the Westchester

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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