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Assembly Bill A5269

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for a special election to fill vacancy in office of lieutenant-governor

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2009-A5269 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 4 ยง6, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4714
2013-2014: A4200

2009-A5269 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a special election to fill vacancy in office of lieutenant-governor.

2009-A5269 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5269

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAMARA -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Judiciary

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 6 of article 4 of the constitution, in
  relation to a vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor

  Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 6 of article
4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S 6. The lieutenant-governor shall possess the same qualifications  of
eligibility for office as the governor. The lieutenant-governor shall be
the  president of the senate but shall have only a casting vote therein.
The lieutenant-governor shall receive for his or her services an  annual
salary to be fixed by joint resolution of the senate and assembly.
  In case of vacancy in the offices of both governor and lieutenant-gov-
ernor,  a  governor  and  lieutenant-governor  shall  be elected for the
remainder of the term at the next general election  happening  not  less
than  three  months  after  both  offices  shall have become vacant. [No
election of a lieutenant-governor shall be had in any  event  except  at
the time of electing a governor.]
  In case of vacancy in the offices of both governor and lieutenant-gov-
ernor  or  if  both of them shall be impeached, absent from the state or
otherwise unable to discharge the powers and duties  of  the  office  of
governor,  the  temporary  president of the senate shall act as governor
until the inability shall cease or until a governor shall be elected.
  In case of vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor alone, A LIEU-
TENANT-GOVERNOR SHALL BE ELECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NEXT  TERM  AT
THE  NEXT  GENERAL  ELECTION  HAPPENING NOT LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AFTER
SUCH OFFICE SHALL HAVE BECOME VACANT.
  IN CASE OF VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR  ALONE  or  if
the  lieutenant-governor  shall  be  impeached, absent from the state or
otherwise unable to discharge the duties of office, the temporary presi-
dent of the senate shall perform all the duties  of  lieutenant-governor

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89105-01-9

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