Senate Bill S6614

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the form of proposed constitutional amendments and questions; and repeals subdivision 3 of section 4-108 of the election law relating thereto

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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-S6614 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8313
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4-108, rpld sub 3, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S578
2017-2018: S1849, S7098
2019-2020: S2325
2021-2022: S2876
2023-2024: S638

2013-S6614 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the form of proposed constitutional amendments and questions.

2013-S6614 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6614 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  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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