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Senate Bill S4055

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the age eligibility for voting and holding office in episcopal churches

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2009-S4055 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4727
Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Religious Corporations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง43 & 49, Rel Corp L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A3036

2009-S4055 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the age eligibility for voting and holding office in episcopal churches.

2009-S4055 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4055

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 8, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ALESI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
  and Commissions

AN  ACT  to amend the religious corporations law, in relation to the age
  eligibility of members to vote and hold office in the protestant epis-
  copal parishes

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 6 of section 43 of the religious corporations
law, as amended by chapter 171 of the laws of 1974, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  6. Persons of full age belonging to the parish, who have been baptized
and  are  regular  attendants  at  its  worship  and contributors to its
support for at least twelve months prior to  such  election  or  special
meeting  or  since  the establishment of such parish, shall be qualified
voters at any such election or special meeting.   Whenever so  permitted
by  the canons of the diocese, persons of less than full age, but of the
age of [eighteen] SIXTEEN years or more, and having like  qualifications
except  as to age, may vote at the annual elections and special meetings
of any parish of such diocese, whenever such parish shall  so  determine
in the manner provided in [said] section forty-six OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. Section 49 of the religious corporations law, as amended by chap-
ter 900 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
  S  49.  Eligibility of certain minors as lay delegates and to vote and
hold office. Whenever the constitution or canons of  a  diocese  of  the
Protestant Episcopal church in the state of New York so permits, persons
of less than full age but of the age of [eighteen] SIXTEEN years or more
shall  be  eligible  to  serve  as  lay  delegates to and to vote at any
convention of the diocese, when duly chosen by the parish or mission and
shall also be eligible for election to or appointment to any lay  office
of the diocese.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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