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Assembly Bill A1545

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires state board of elections to publish on its website a brief statement relating to proposed constitutional amendments that will appear on the ballot

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2011-A1545 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4-116, El L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A10478

2011-A1545 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires state board of elections to publish on its website for one week a brief statement relating to proposed constitutional amendments that will appear on the ballot.

2011-A1545 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1545

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MILLMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to publication of  consti-
  tutional amendments

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

  Section 1. Section 4-116 of the election law, the section  heading  as
amended  by chapter 234 of the laws of 1976, subdivision 1 as amended by
chapter 341 of the laws of 1995 and subdivisions 2 and 3 as  amended  by
chapter 60 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
  S  4-116.  Constitutional  amendments and questions; publication of by
state board of elections and secretary of state.  1.  The  secretary  of
state  shall  cause  each concurrent resolution of the two houses of the
legislature agreeing to a proposed amendment to  the  constitution  that
has  been  referred  to the legislature to be chosen at the next general
election to be published at least once in each of the three months  next
preceding  such election. Such publication shall include the information
that such amendment has been so referred.
  2. The state board of elections shall publish [once in  the  week]  ON
ITS  WEBSITE  FOR  ONE  WEEK  preceding  any  election at which proposed
constitutional amendments or other propositions or questions are  to  be
submitted  to  the  voters of the state an abstract of such amendment or
question, a brief statement of the law or proceedings  authorizing  such
submission,  a  statement that such submission will be made and the form
in which it is to be submitted.
  [3. Publication required by subdivision two of this section  shall  be
in one newspaper of general circulation in each county.]
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04943-01-1

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