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Assembly Bill A2044

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the voters to approve the repeal of any term limit

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2011-A2044 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1-108, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10282
2013-2014: A5076

2011-A2044 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that term limits on elected officials of any political subdivision can only be repealed by the adoption of a resolution to do so by the proper legislative body and then have to be approved by the majority of qualified voters.

2011-A2044 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2044

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. TEDISCO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. THIELE
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the voters to
  approve the repeal of any term limit

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

  Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 1-108
to read as follows:
  S 1-108. REPEAL OF TERM LIMITS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
LAW TO THE CONTRARY, IN THOSE ELECTED OFFICES WHERE THE TERM  OF  OFFICE
OF AN ELECTED OFFICIAL HAS BEEN LIMITED, ONLY AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
DAYS  PRIOR  TO ANY ELECTION, THE LEGISLATIVE BODY THAT HAS CONTROL OVER
THE TERM LIMITED ELECTED OFFICIAL MAY ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT
THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE ELECTED OFFICIAL THEREAFTER SHALL NOT  HAVE  A
TERM  LIMIT,  AND  SUCH RESOLUTION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE APPROPRIATE
QUALIFIED ELECTORS  FOR  THEIR  APPROVAL  OR  DISAPPROVAL  AT  THE  NEXT
ELECTION.  NO  SUCH  RESOLUTION SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE UNTIL APPROVED BY
THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE MAJORITY OF THE APPROPRIATE QUALIFIED  ELEC-
TORS  VOTING  ON SUCH PROPOSITION. THE VOTE ON SUCH PROPOSITION SHALL BE
CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE  STATE  BOARD  OF
ELECTIONS. IF THE APPROPRIATE LEGISLATIVE BODY SHALL HAVE ADOPTED SUCH A
RESOLUTION  AND  IF A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST ON ANY SUCH PROPOSITION
WHEN SUBMITTED AS HEREIN PROVIDED SHALL BE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE TERMS
OF OFFICE OF THOSE ELECTED OFFICERS INCLUDED  IN  SUCH  PROPOSITION  AND
THEREAFTER  ELECTED SHALL NOT HAVE A TERM LIMIT. THIS SECTION SHALL TAKE
PRECEDENCE OVER ANY CITY CHARTER OR ANY  OTHER  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION'S
LAW,  RULE  OR  REGULATION  TO  THE  CONTRARY.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION THE TERM "ELECTED OFFICIAL" SHALL MEAN AN ELECTED OFFICIAL OF  A
POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION,  EXCEPT  JUDGES OR JUSTICES OF THE UNIFIED COURT
SYSTEM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01475-01-1

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