S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5101
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 20, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO -- 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 the public officers 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REPEALED and a new subdivision 4-a is added to read as follows:
4-A. IF A VACANCY OCCURS IN THE OFFICE OF UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM
THIS STATE, THE GOVERNOR SHALL ORDER A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL THE
VACANCY FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM. WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER THE OCCURRENCE OF
SUCH VACANCY, THE GOVERNOR SHALL ISSUE A WRIT OF ELECTION FIXING A DATE
FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION NOT LESS THAN SIXTY DAYS NOR MORE THAN NINETY
DAYS AFTER SUCH OCCURRENCE. IF THE VACANCY OCCURS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED
DAYS BEFORE EITHER THE ANNUAL PRIMARY ELECTION DATE OR THE ANNUAL GENER-
AL ELECTION DATE THEN THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL SUCH VACANCY SHALL BE
HELD IN CONCERT WITH THE PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION FOR THAT YEAR.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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