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Assembly Bill A1698

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for a special election to fill vacancies in the office of United States senator from this state; repealer

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2011-A1698 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add ยง42 sub 4-a, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1829
2013-2014: A5101
2015-2016: A2426

2011-A1698 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a special election to fill vacancies in the office of United States senator from this state.

2011-A1698 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1698

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to vacancies occur-
  ring in the office of United States senator and to repeal  subdivision
  4-a of section 42 of the public officers law relating thereto

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4-a of section 42 of the public officers law is
REPEALED and a new subdivision 4-a is added to read as follows:
  4-A. IF A VACANCY OCCURS IN THE OFFICE OF UNITED STATES  SENATOR  FROM
THIS  STATE,  THE  GOVERNOR  SHALL  ORDER A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL THE
VACANCY FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM. WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER THE OCCURRENCE  OF
SUCH  VACANCY, THE GOVERNOR SHALL ISSUE A WRIT OF ELECTION FIXING A DATE
FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION NOT LESS THAN SIXTY DAYS NOR MORE  THAN  NINETY
DAYS  AFTER SUCH OCCURRENCE. IF THE VACANCY OCCURS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED
DAYS BEFORE EITHER THE ANNUAL PRIMARY ELECTION DATE OR THE ANNUAL GENER-
AL ELECTION DATE THEN THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL SUCH VACANCY SHALL BE
HELD IN CONCERT WITH THE PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION FOR THAT YEAR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01334-01-1

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