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Assembly Bill A2483

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the terms of office of commissioners of elections

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2009-A2483 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3-202, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2428
2013-2014: A4342
2015-2016: A366
2017-2018: A1555
2019-2020: A3042
2021-2022: A1791
2023-2024: A4777
2025-2026: A7289

2009-A2483 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the terms of office of commissioners of elections; increases such terms from two to four years.

2009-A2483 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2483

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the terms of office  of
  election commissioners

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  3-202  of  the  election  law  is
amended to read as follows:
  1.  The term of office of an election commissioner shall be [two] FOUR
years beginning January first of each odd numbered year [except that  in
the  city  of  New  York and the county of Schenectady the term shall be
four years beginning on January first of  each  alternate  odd  numbered
year. The county legislative body of any other county may determine that
the  commissioners  of  elections thereafter appointed shall serve for a
term of four years. Such determination may be rescinded by a  subsequent
action  of  the  county  legislative body which shall take effect at the
expiration of the terms of the commissioners then in office].
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
elections occurring on and after November 1, 2009.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01721-01-9

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