Assembly Bill A580

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for special elections for the offices of comptroller and attorney general for vacancies during a term

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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-A580 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2930
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5 §1, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4348, S3266
2013-2014: A1242, S1969
2015-2016: A1705, S2271
2017-2018: A1329, S1230
2019-2020: A394, S2012
2021-2022: A596, S3876
2023-2024: A3699, S1597

2009-A580 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for special elections for the offices of comptroller and attorney general for vacancies during a term.

2009-A580 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   580

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CAHILL,  SPANO, P. RIVERA, DelMONTE, STIRPE,
  CUSICK, GOTTFRIED, JEFFRIES, BENEDETTO,  PEOPLES,  GUNTHER,  GIANARIS,
  LUPARDO,  BING,  CAMARA,  KOON,  MAGEE,  BRENNAN,  EDDINGTON,  POWELL,
  JAFFEE, GALEF, MAISEL, REILLY, GABRYSZAK, KAVANAGH --  Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M. of A. COLTON, HYER-SPENCER, LANCMAN, ROSENTHAL -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 5 of the constitution, in
  relation to providing for special elections to  fill  the  offices  of
  comptroller and attorney general

  Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of article
5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  Section 1. [The] EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  THE
comptroller  and  attorney-general  shall  be chosen at the same general
election as the governor and hold office for the same  term,  and  shall
possess  the  qualifications  provided  in section 2 of article IV. [The
legislature shall provide for filling vacancies in the office  of  comp-
troller  and  of  attorney-general.  No  election of a comptroller or an
attorney-general shall be had except at the time of  electing  a  gover-
nor.]  WHERE A VACANCY OCCURS DURING A TERM OF THE COMPTROLLER OR ATTOR-
NEY GENERAL A SPECIAL ELECTION SHALL BE CONDUCTED TO FILL  SUCH  OFFICE.
The  comptroller  shall  be  required:  (1) to audit all vouchers before
payment and  all  official  accounts;  (2)  to  audit  the  accrual  and
collection of all revenues and receipts; and (3) to prescribe such meth-
ods  of accounting as are necessary for the performance of the foregoing
duties. The payment of any money of the state, or of any money under its
control, or the refund of any money paid to the state, except upon audit
by the comptroller, shall be void, and may be restrained upon  the  suit
of any taxpayer with the consent of the supreme court in appellate divi-
sion  on notice to the attorney-general. In such respect the legislature
shall define the powers and duties and may also assign to  him  or  her:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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