Assembly Bill A4200

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for a special election to fill vacancy in office of lieutenant-governor

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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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2013-A4200 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 4 ยง6, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5269
2011-2012: A4714

2013-A4200 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a special election to fill vacancy in office of lieutenant-governor.

2013-A4200 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  4200

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CAMARA, CASTRO -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Judiciary

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 6 of article 4 of the constitution, in
  relation to a vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 6 of  article
4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S  6. The lieutenant-governor shall possess the same qualifications of
eligibility for office as the governor. The lieutenant-governor shall be
the president of the senate but shall have only a casting vote  therein.
The  lieutenant-governor shall receive for his or her services an annual
salary to be fixed by joint resolution of the senate and assembly.
  In case of vacancy in the offices of both governor and lieutenant-gov-
ernor, a governor and  lieutenant-governor  shall  be  elected  for  the
remainder  of  the  term at the next general election happening not less
than three months after both  offices  shall  have  become  vacant.  [No
election  of  a  lieutenant-governor shall be had in any event except at
the time of electing a governor.]
  In case of vacancy in the offices of both governor and lieutenant-gov-
ernor or if both of them shall be impeached, absent from  the  state  or
otherwise  unable  to  discharge  the powers and duties of the office of
governor, the temporary president of the senate shall  act  as  governor
until the inability shall cease or until a governor shall be elected.
  In case of vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor alone, A LIEU-
TENANT-GOVERNOR  SHALL  BE ELECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NEXT TERM AT
THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION HAPPENING NOT LESS  THAN  THREE  MONTHS  AFTER
SUCH OFFICE SHALL HAVE BECOME VACANT.
  IN  CASE  OF  VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR ALONE or if
the lieutenant-governor shall be impeached, absent  from  the  state  or
otherwise unable to discharge the duties of office, the temporary presi-
dent  of  the senate shall perform all the duties of lieutenant-governor

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89086-01-3

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