S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3366
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 27, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. EDDINGTON -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to absentee ballots for fire
district elections
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 175-b of the town law, as amended
by chapter 401 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
1. The board of fire commissioners of any fire district in which offi-
cers are elected, [may] SHALL, by resolution, provide for absentee
ballots for fire district elections, in accordance with the provisions
of this section. Such resolution shall take effect at the first such
election held more than sixty days after its adoption [and shall contin-
ue in effect for all such elections until a subsequent resolution
providing otherwise shall, in like manner, have taken effect].
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04660-01-9