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Assembly Bill A10598A

Signed By Governor

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the taking and filing of oaths of office

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2015-A10598 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8062
Law Section:
Elections

2015-A10598 - Summary

Authorizes the taking and filing of oaths of office; authorizes officials who failed to take or file their required oath of office within the statutorily prescribed period to take and file such oaths within thirty days of the effective date of this act.

2015-A10598 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10598

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 7, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  --  (at  request of M. of A. Otis,
  Barclay) -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Governmental
  Operations

AN ACT authorizing the taking and filing of oaths of office

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or  regulation  to  the
contrary,  any  village,  town,  city or county official duly elected on
November 3, 2015 or March 15, 2016 who failed to take or file his or her
respective oath of office within the statutorily prescribed period shall
continue to serve in such capacity and for the full term to which he  or
she was elected upon the taking and filing of oaths of office consistent
with  section  402  of  the  county  law, section 25 of the town law, or
section 10 of the public officers law, provided such oaths are taken and
filed within 30 calendar days after the effective date of this act. Such
officials that take and file their oaths of office under this act  shall
be  deemed  to have been continuously serving in office since the begin-
ning of the term to which they were elected.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15778-01-6

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2015-A10598A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8062
Law Section:
Elections

2015-A10598A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the taking and filing of oaths of office; authorizes officials who failed to take or file their required oath of office within the statutorily prescribed period to take and file such oaths within thirty days of the effective date of this act.

2015-A10598A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                10598--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 7, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  --  (at  request of M. of A. Otis,
  Barclay) -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Governmental
  Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT authorizing the taking and filing of oaths of office

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or  regulation  to  the
contrary,  any  village,  town,  city or county official duly elected on
November 3, 2015 or March 15, 2016 who currently occupies the office  to
which  he  or  she was elected but who failed to take or file his or her
respective oath of office within the statutorily prescribed period shall
continue to serve in such capacity and for the full term to which he  or
she was elected upon the taking and filing of oaths of office consistent
with  section  402  of  the  county  law, section 25 of the town law, or
section 10 of the public officers law, provided such oaths are taken and
filed within 30 calendar days after the effective date of this act. Such
officials that take and file their oaths of office under this act  shall
be  deemed  to have been continuously serving in office since the begin-
ning of the term to which they were elected.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15778-02-6

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