Senate Bill S5959

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that the language used in a proposed amendment, proposition or question to be submitted to the people for approval shall be the in the legislation authorizing such submission; repealer

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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-S5959 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8722
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4-108, rpld sub 3, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A3848
2017-2018: A568
2019-2020: A1232
2021-2022: A6291

2013-S5959 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the language used in a proposed amendment, proposition or question to be submitted to the people for approval shall be in the legislation authorizing such submission.

2013-S5959 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5959 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5959

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            October 18, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  language  used  in  a
  proposed  amendment,  proposition  or  question to be submitted to the
  people for their approval; and to repeal certain  provisions  of  such
  law relating thereto

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 4-108  of  the  election  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  136  of  the  laws  of 1978, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. The form in which the proposed amendment, proposition  or  question
is to be submitted shall consist of only an abbreviated title indicating
generally  and  briefly,  and in a clear and coherent manner using words
with common and every-day meanings, the subject matter of the amendment,
proposition or question. SUCH FORM OF SUBMISSION SHALL BE SET  FORTH  IN
THE  LEGISLATION  AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF SUCH AMENDMENT, PROPOSI-
TION OR QUESTION TO THE PEOPLE FOR THEIR APPROVAL. If more than one such
amendment, proposition or question is to be voted upon at such election,
each such amendment, proposition or question respectively shall be sepa-
rately and consecutively numbered.
  S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 4-108 of the election law is REPEALED.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11955-03-3

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