NY State Assembly Bill 2015-A10199A

Assembly Bill A10199A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Creates a temporary commission on consolidating the conduct of municipal elections by boards of elections; appropriation

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 02, 2016	reported referred to ways and means
May 25, 2016	print number 10199a
May 25, 2016	amend (t) and recommit to election law
May 16, 2016	referred to election law

Bill Amendments

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2015-A10199 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Commissions
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: A4310
2019-2020: A430
2021-2022: A4228

2015-A10199 - Summary

Creates a temporary commission on consolidating the conduct of municipal elections by boards of elections to make recommendations and prepare proposed legislation to consolidate the conduct of all public entity elections by the county boards of elections and consolidate all public entity elections to the date of the November general election; provides commission shall consist of nine members, each to serve for a term of two years; makes an appropriation therefor.

2015-A10199 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  10199

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 16, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN  ACT to create a temporary commission on consolidating the conduct of
  municipal elections by boards of elections;  making  an  appropriation
  therefor; and providing for the repeal of such commission

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

  Section 1. A temporary state commission  is  hereby  created  to  make
recommendations and prepare proposed legislation to: (i) consolidate the
conduct  of  all  public  entity  elections  by  the  county  boards  of
elections; and (ii) consolidate all public entity elections to the  date
of  the  November  general  election or another date upon which multiple
public entity elections may be consolidated.
  S 2. The commission shall consist of nine members, each to serve for a
term of two years, to be forthwith appointed as follows:  one  shall  be
appointed by the temporary president of the senate and one by the minor-
ity  leader  of the senate; one shall be appointed by the speaker of the
assembly and one by the minority leader of the assembly; five  shall  be
appointed  by the governor. No more than four appointees shall be legis-
lators.  The governor shall designate the  chair  and  vice  chair  from
among  the  governor's  appointees.  Vacancies  in the membership of the
commission and among its officers shall be filled in the manner provided
for original appointments.
  S 3. The commission may employ and at pleasure remove  such  personnel
as  it  may  deem necessary for the performance of its functions and fix
their compensation within the amounts made available therefor.
  S 4. The commission may meet within and without the state, shall  hold
public  hearings, and shall have all the powers of a legislative commit-
tee pursuant to the legislative law.
  S 5. The members of the commission shall receive no  compensation  for
their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.
  S  6. To the maximum extent feasible, the commission shall be entitled
to request and receive and shall  utilize  and  be  provided  with  such

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

                                                           LBD13594-02-6

A. 10199                            2

facilities,  resources,  and  data  of  any court, department, division,
board, bureau, commission, or agency  of  the  state  or  any  political
subdivision  thereof  as it may reasonably request to carry out properly
its powers and duties hereunder.
  S  7.  The  commission shall make a preliminary report to the governor
and the legislature of its findings, conclusions and recommendation  not
later than December 31, 2017 and a final report of its findings, conclu-
sions  and  recommendations  legislative  recommendations not later than
April 30, 2018, and  shall  submit  with  its  report  such  legislative
proposals as it deems necessary to implement its recommendations.
  S   8.   The   sum   of  seven  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars
($750,000.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby  appro-
priated  to  the  temporary  commission  on consolidating the conduct of
municipal elections by boards of elections out  of  any  moneys  in  the
state  treasury in the general fund, to the credit of the state purposes
account, not otherwise appropriated, and made immediately available, for
the purpose of carrying out the provisions  of  this  act.  Such  moneys
shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers
certified  or  approved  by the chair of the temporary commission estab-
lished by this act.
  S 9. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire on May 1,
2018, when upon such date the provisions of this  act  shall  be  deemed
repealed.

2015-A10199A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Commissions
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: A4310
2019-2020: A430
2021-2022: A4228

2015-A10199A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-A10199A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                10199--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 16, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee  on  Election  Law  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to create a temporary commission on consolidating the conduct  of
  municipal  elections  by  boards of elections; making an appropriation
  therefor; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
  tion thereof

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

  Section  1.  A  temporary  state  commission is hereby created to make
recommendations and prepare proposed legislation to: (i) consolidate the
conduct  of  all  public  entity  elections  by  the  county  boards  of
elections;  and (ii) consolidate all public entity elections to the date
of the November general election or another  date  upon  which  multiple
public entity elections may be consolidated.
  S 2. The commission shall consist of nine members, each to serve for a
term  of  two  years, to be forthwith appointed as follows: two shall be
appointed by the temporary president of the senate and one by the minor-
ity leader of the senate; two shall be appointed by the speaker  of  the
assembly  and one by the minority leader of the assembly; three shall be
appointed by the governor. No more than four appointees shall be  legis-
lators.    By  a majority vote, the commission shall designate the chair
and vice chair from among the appointees to the commission. Vacancies in
the membership of the commission and among its officers shall be  filled
in the manner provided for original appointments.
  S  3.  The commission may employ and at pleasure remove such personnel
as it may deem necessary for the performance of its  functions  and  fix
their compensation within the amounts made available therefor.
  S  4. The commission may meet within and without the state, shall hold
public hearings, and shall have all the powers of a legislative  commit-
tee pursuant to the legislative law.
  S  5.  The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.

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

                                                           LBD13594-03-6

A. 10199--A                         2

  S 6. To the maximum extent feasible, the commission shall be  entitled
to  request  and  receive  and  shall  utilize and be provided with such
facilities, resources, and data  of  any  court,  department,  division,
board,  bureau,  commission,  or  agency  of  the state or any political
subdivision  thereof  as it may reasonably request to properly carry out
its powers and duties hereunder.
  S 7. The commission shall make a preliminary report  to  the  governor
and  the legislature of its findings, conclusions and recommendation not
later than December 31, 2017 and a final report of its findings, conclu-
sions and recommendations not later  than  April  30,  2018,  and  shall
submit  with its report such legislative proposals as it deems necessary
to implement its recommendations.
  S  8.  The  sum  of  seven  hundred   and   fifty   thousand   dollars
($750,000.00),  or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appro-
priated to the temporary commission  on  consolidating  the  conduct  of
municipal  elections  by  boards  of  elections out of any moneys in the
state treasury in the general fund, to the credit of the state  purposes
account, not otherwise appropriated, and made immediately available, for
the  purpose  of  carrying  out  the provisions of this act. Such moneys
shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers
certified or approved by the chair of the  temporary  commission  estab-
lished by this act.
  S 9. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire on May 1,
2018,  when  upon  such  date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
repealed.

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