Senate Bill S4208

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote

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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-S4208 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A489
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 12 Title IV ยงยง12-400 & 12-402, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2286, A1580
2013-2014: S3149, A4422

2011-S4208 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote; creates a compact between the states and the District of Columbia; defines terms.

2011-S4208 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4208 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4208

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 23, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to enacting the  agreement
  among the states to elect the president by national popular vote

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

  Section 1. Article 12 of the election law is amended by adding  a  new
title 4 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE IV
                 AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES TO ELECT THE
                   PRESIDENT BY NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE
SECTION 12-400. SHORT TITLE.
        12-402. ADOPTION AND TEXT OF COMPACT.
  S  12-400.  SHORT TITLE. THIS TITLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS
"AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT BY  NATIONAL  POPULAR
VOTE".
  S 12-402. ADOPTION AND TEXT OF COMPACT. THE AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES
TO  ELECT  THE PRESIDENT BY NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE IS ADOPTED AND ENACTED
INTO LAW AS FOLLOWS:

                                ARTICLE I
  MEMBERSHIP. ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF  COLUM-
BIA MAY BECOME A MEMBER OF THIS AGREEMENT BY ENACTING THIS AGREEMENT.

                               ARTICLE II
  RIGHT  OF  THE  PEOPLE IN MEMBER STATES TO VOTE FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT. EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL CONDUCT A STATEWIDE POPULAR  ELECTION
FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

                               ARTICLE III

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01750-01-1

              

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