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Assembly Bill A9749B

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits any county, city, town or village from enacting a local law, ordinance or regulation prohibiting or restricting posting of election material

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2011-A9749 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 8 Title 6 §8-600, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2804
2015-2016: A3323

2011-A9749 - Summary

Prohibits any county, city, town or village from enacting a local law, ordinance or regulation prohibiting or restricting posting of election material.

2011-A9749 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9749

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 29, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting any county,
  city,  town  or  village from enacting a local law, ordinance or regu-
  lation prohibiting or restricting posting of election material

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

  Section  1.  Article  8 of the election law is amended by adding a new
title 6 to read as follows:
                                TITLE VI
                                 POSTING
SECTION 8-600. POSTING RESTRICTIONS PROHIBITED.
  S 8-600. POSTING RESTRICTIONS PROHIBITED. NO  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN  OR
VILLAGE  SHALL ENACT A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR REGULATION PROHIBITING OR
RESTRICTING THE POSTING OF ANY HANDBILL, POSTER,  NOTICE,  SIGN,  ADVER-
TISEMENT, STICKER OR ANY OTHER PRINTED MATERIAL PERTAINING TO ANY PRIMA-
RY,  GENERAL  SPECIAL  ELECTION, UPON ANY CURB, GUTTER, FLAGSTONE, TREE,
LAMPPOST, AWNING POST, TELEGRAPH POLE, TELEPHONE  POLE,  PUBLIC  UTILITY
POLE, PUBLIC GARBAGE BIN, BUS SHELTER, BRIDGE, ELEVATED TRAIN STRUCTURE,
HIGHWAY  FENCE,  BARREL,  BOX,  PARKING METER, MAIL BOX, TRAFFIC CONTROL
DEVICE, TRAFFIC STANCHION, TRAFFIC SIGN (INCLUDING POLE), TREE BOX, TREE
PIT PROTECTION DEVICE, BENCH, TRAFFIC BARRIER, HYDRANT, PUBLIC PAY TELE-
PHONE, ANY PERSONAL PROPERTY MAINTAINED ON ANY STREET OR  OTHER  PUBLIC-
LY-OWNED  PROPERTY  OR  OTHER SUCH ITEM OR STRUCTURE IN ANY STREET FOR A
PERIOD OF FORTY-EIGHT HOURS  BEFORE  AND  FORTY-EIGHT  HOURS  AFTER  ANY
PRIMARY, SPECIAL OR GENERAL ELECTION, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH HAND-
BILL,  POSTER, NOTICE, SIGN, ADVERTISEMENT, STICKER OR ANY OTHER PRINTED
MATERIAL MUST  BE  REMOVED  WITHIN  THE  FORTY-EIGHT  HOURS  AFTER  SUCH
ELECTION.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09950-01-1

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2011-A9749A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 8 Title 6 §8-600, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2804
2015-2016: A3323

2011-A9749A - Summary

Prohibits any county, city, town or village from enacting a local law, ordinance or regulation prohibiting or restricting posting of election material.

2011-A9749A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9749--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 29, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WRIGHT,  DenDEKKER,  LAVINE,  PERRY, CASTRO,
  ROBERTS, P. RIVERA, RAIA, AUBRY, O'DONNELL, WEPRIN, BARRON,  CLARK  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. CONTE, FARRELL, MAGEE, ROBINSON, SKAR-
  TADOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Election  Law  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting any county,
  city, town or village from enacting a local law,  ordinance  or  regu-
  lation prohibiting or restricting posting of election material

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

  Section 1. Article 8 of the election law is amended by  adding  a  new
title 6 to read as follows:
                                TITLE VI
                                 POSTING
SECTION 8-600. POSTING RESTRICTIONS PROHIBITED.
  S  8-600.  POSTING  RESTRICTIONS  PROHIBITED. NO COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR
VILLAGE SHALL ENACT A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR REGULATION PROHIBITING  OR
RESTRICTING  THE  POSTING  OF ANY HANDBILL, POSTER, NOTICE, SIGN, ADVER-
TISEMENT, STICKER OR ANY OTHER PRINTED MATERIAL PERTAINING TO ANY PRIMA-
RY, GENERAL SPECIAL ELECTION, UPON ANY CURB,  GUTTER,  FLAGSTONE,  TREE,
LAMPPOST,  AWNING  POST,  TELEGRAPH POLE, TELEPHONE POLE, PUBLIC UTILITY
POLE, PUBLIC GARBAGE BIN, BUS SHELTER, BRIDGE, ELEVATED TRAIN STRUCTURE,
HIGHWAY FENCE, BARREL, BOX, PARKING METER,  MAIL  BOX,  TRAFFIC  CONTROL
DEVICE, TRAFFIC STANCHION, TRAFFIC SIGN (INCLUDING POLE), TREE BOX, TREE
PIT PROTECTION DEVICE, BENCH, TRAFFIC BARRIER, HYDRANT, PUBLIC PAY TELE-
PHONE,  OR  OTHER  SUCH  ITEM OR STRUCTURE IN ANY STREET FOR A PERIOD OF
FORTY-EIGHT HOURS  BEFORE  AND  FORTY-EIGHT  HOURS  AFTER  ANY  PRIMARY,
SPECIAL  OR  GENERAL  ELECTION,  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT SUCH HANDBILL,
POSTER, NOTICE, SIGN, ADVERTISEMENT, STICKER OR ANY OTHER PRINTED  MATE-
RIAL MUST BE REMOVED WITHIN THE FORTY-EIGHT HOURS AFTER SUCH ELECTION.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09950-02-2

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2011-A9749B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 8 Title 6 §8-600, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2804
2015-2016: A3323

2011-A9749B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits any county, city, town or village from enacting a local law, ordinance or regulation prohibiting or restricting posting of election material.

2011-A9749B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9749--B

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 29, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WRIGHT,  DenDEKKER,  LAVINE,  PERRY, CASTRO,
  ROBERTS, P. RIVERA, RAIA, AUBRY,  O'DONNELL,  WEPRIN,  BARRON,  CLARK,
  BOYLAND,  COOK,  LINARES  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. CONTE,
  FARRELL, MAGEE, ROBINSON, SKARTADOS -- read once and referred  to  the
  Committee  on  Election  Law  --  committee  discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
  again  reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting any county,
  city, town or village from enacting a local law,  ordinance  or  regu-
  lation prohibiting or restricting posting of election material

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

  Section 1. Article 8 of the election law is amended by  adding  a  new
title 6 to read as follows:
                                TITLE VI
                                 POSTING
SECTION 8-600. POSTING RESTRICTIONS PROHIBITED.
  S  8-600.  POSTING  RESTRICTIONS  PROHIBITED. NO COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR
VILLAGE SHALL ENACT A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR REGULATION PROHIBITING  OR
RESTRICTING  THE  POSTING  OF ANY HANDBILL, POSTER, NOTICE, SIGN, ADVER-
TISEMENT, STICKER OR ANY OTHER PRINTED MATERIAL PERTAINING TO ANY PRIMA-
RY, GENERAL SPECIAL ELECTION, UPON ANY CURB,  GUTTER,  FLAGSTONE,  TREE,
LAMPPOST,  AWNING  POST,  TELEGRAPH POLE, TELEPHONE POLE, PUBLIC UTILITY
POLE, PUBLIC GARBAGE BIN, BUS SHELTER, BRIDGE, ELEVATED TRAIN STRUCTURE,
HIGHWAY FENCE, BARREL, BOX, TRAFFIC STANCHION, TRAFFIC SIGN  POLE,  TREE
BOX,  TREE  PIT  PROTECTION  DEVICE,  BENCH, TRAFFIC BARRIER, HYDRANT OR
PUBLIC PAY TELEPHONE ON ANY STREET FOR A  PERIOD  OF  FORTY-EIGHT  HOURS
BEFORE  AND  FORTY-EIGHT  HOURS  AFTER  ANY  PRIMARY, SPECIAL OR GENERAL
ELECTION, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH HANDBILL, POSTER,  NOTICE,  SIGN,
ADVERTISEMENT,  STICKER  OR  ANY  OTHER PRINTED MATERIAL MUST BE REMOVED
WITHIN THE FORTY-EIGHT HOURS AFTER SUCH ELECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

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

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