Assembly Bill A7445

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that every election for trustee or member of board of education shall be subject to supervision of the local board of elections

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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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2009-A7445 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1-102 & 3-102, El L; amd §§1602, 1702, 1703, 1804, 2502 & 2553, add §2029-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A5651

2009-A7445 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that every election for office of trustee of a common school district or member of a board of education shall be subject to supervision of the local board of elections.

2009-A7445 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7445

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Election Law

AN  ACT  to amend the election law and the education law, in relation to
  supervision of school board elections by the board of election

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

  Section  1.  Section  1-102 of the election law, as amended by chapter
727 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
  S 1-102. Applicability of  chapter.  This  chapter  shall  govern  the
conduct  of  all  elections at which voters of the state of New York may
cast a ballot for the purpose of electing an  individual  to  any  party
position  or nominating or electing an individual to any federal, state,
county, city, town [or], village OR SCHOOL BOARD office, or deciding any
AND ALL ballot [question] QUESTIONS AND/OR BUDGET  REFERENDUM  submitted
to  all  the voters of the state or the voters of any county or city, or
deciding any ballot question submitted to the  voters  of  any  town  or
village at the time of a general election. Where a specific provision of
law exists in any other law which is inconsistent with the provisions of
this  chapter,  such  provision  shall  apply unless a provision of this
chapter specifies that  such  provision  of  this  chapter  shall  apply
notwithstanding any other provision of law.
  S  2.  Section  3-102  of  the election law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 9-B to read as follows:
  9-B. PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE
COMMISSIONER  OF  EDUCATION, PROVIDING FOR THE SUPERVISION BY THE BOARDS
OF ELECTIONS OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS;
  S 3. Section 1602 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  EVERY  ELECTION  OF A TRUSTEE OR TRUSTEES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE  SUPERVISION  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS,  AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 1-104 OF THE ELECTION LAW.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09469-01-9
              

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