Assembly Bill A3189

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to filling vacancies occurring in the office of United States senator; repealer

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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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2011-A3189 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §42 sub 4-a, amd §42, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A11143

2011-A3189 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to filling vacancies occurring in the office of United States senator.

2011-A3189 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3189

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 24, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. DESTITO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

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 such 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REPEALED.
  S  2.  Subdivision  4  of  section  42  of the public officers law, as
amended by chapter 317 of the laws  of  1954,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  4.  A  special  election  shall  not  be held to fill a vacancy in the
office of a representative in congress OR  UNITED  STATES  SENATOR  FROM
THIS STATE unless such vacancy occurs on or before the first day of July
of  the  last year of the term of office, or unless it occurs thereafter
and a special session of congress is called  to  meet  before  the  next
general  election, or be called after September nineteenth of such year;
nor to fill a vacancy in the office of state senator or in the office of
member of assembly, unless the vacancy occurs before the  first  day  of
April  of  the  last  year  of the term of office, or unless the vacancy
occurs in either such office of senator or member of assembly after such
first day of April and a special session of the legislature be called to
meet between such first day of April and the next general election or be
called after September nineteenth in such year. If a special election to
fill an office shall not be held as required by law, the office shall be
filled at the next general election.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06159-01-1

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