| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2014 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S6614
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S6614 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S6614 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6614
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to the
form of proposed constitutional amendments and questions; and to
repeal subdivision 3 of section 4-108 of such law
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill clarifies which arm of government is responsible for writing
the text of proposals, propositions and referendums that appear on a
ballot.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends subdivision 2 of section 4-108 of the election law to
clearly empower the Attorney General to determine the text of a ballot
question once both houses of the legislature have passed the
authorizing legislation.
Section 2 repeals subdivision 3 of section 4-108 of the election law.
Section 3 sets the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Current law is unclear on where the responsibility for proposal
2013-S6614 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6614
I N S E N A T E
February 13, 2014
___________
Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- 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 the form of proposed
constitutional amendments and questions; and to repeal subdivision 3
of section 4-108 of such law
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 4-108 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 136 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as
follows:
2. The form in which the proposed amendment, proposition or question
is to be submitted shall consist of only an abbreviated title indicating
generally and briefly, and in a clear and coherent manner using words
with common and every-day meanings, the subject matter of the amendment,
proposition or question. SUCH FORM OF SUBMISSION SHALL BE SET FORTH BY
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE BY BOTH HOUSES OF LEGISLATION
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF SUCH AMENDMENT, PROPOSITION OR QUESTION TO
THE PEOPLE FOR THEIR APPROVAL. If more than one such amendment, proposi-
tion or question is to be voted upon at such election, each such amend-
ment, proposition or question respectively shall be separately and
consecutively numbered.
S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 4-108 of the election law is REPEALED.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13078-01-3
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