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Senate Bill S5853

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the Westchester county board of elections to merge any election district with 50 or fewer registered voters into an existing election district

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2009-S5853 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4-100, El L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2428

2009-S5853 - Summary

Authorizes the Westchester county board of elections to merge any election district with 50 or fewer registered voters into an existing election district.

2009-S5853 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5853 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5853

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  STEWART-COUSINS,  KLEIN -- 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  the  consolidation  of
  certain election districts in the county of Westchester

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

  Section 1. Section 4-100 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION
TO THE CONTRARY, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER MAY
MERGE ANY ELECTION DISTRICT WITH FIFTY OR FEWER REGISTERED  VOTERS  INTO
AN  EXISTING ELECTION DISTRICT SO LONG AS BOTH SUCH DISTRICTS ARE WITHIN
THE SAME TOWN, CITY OR VILLAGE, AND THE SAME  ASSEMBLY,  SENATORIAL  AND
CONGRESSIONAL  DISTRICT.  FURTHERMORE, NO CONSOLIDATED ELECTION DISTRICT
CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL EXCEED THE  TOTAL  NUMBER  OF
COMBINED  WEIGHTED  VOTES, EXCLUDING REGISTRANTS IN INACTIVE STATUS, NOR
EXCEED THE MAXIMUM NUMBER PERMITTED BY THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11926-02-9

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2009-S5853A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4-100, El L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2428

2009-S5853A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the Westchester county board of elections to merge any election district with 50 or fewer registered voters into an existing election district.

2009-S5853A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5853A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5853--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  STEWART-COUSINS,  KLEIN -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the election law, in relation to the consolidation of
  certain election districts in the county of Westchester

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

  Section  1.  Section  4-100 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS  SECTION
TO THE CONTRARY, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER MAY
MERGE  ANY  ELECTION DISTRICT WITH FIFTY OR FEWER REGISTERED VOTERS INTO
AN EXISTING ELECTION DISTRICT SO LONG AS BOTH SUCH DISTRICTS ARE  WITHIN
THE  SAME  WARD, TOWN, CITY OR VILLAGE, AND THE SAME COUNTY LEGISLATIVE,
ASSEMBLY, SENATORIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. FURTHERMORE, NO CONSOL-
IDATED ELECTION DISTRICT CREATED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL
EXCEED  THE  TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS, EXCLUDING REGISTRANTS IN
INACTIVE STATUS, EXCEED THE MAXIMUM NUMBER PERMITTED BY THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11926-03-9

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