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Assembly Bill A6066

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to special elections for municipal referenda

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2015-A6066 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Municipal Home Rule Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง29, Munic Home R L

2015-A6066 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to special elections for municipal referenda.

2015-A6066 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6066

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Local Governments

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  municipal home rule law, in relation to special
  elections for municipal referenda

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

  Section  1.  The  municipal  home  rule law is amended by adding a new
section 29 to read as follows:
  S 29. MUNICIPAL REFERENDA; ELECTIONS. 1. ANY SPECIAL  ELECTION  FOR  A
MUNICIPAL REFERENDUM OR REFERENDA IN A MUNICIPALITY WITH A POPULATION AS
RECORDED  IN  THE  LAST DECENNIAL CENSUS OF TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND OR MORE
SHALL BE OPERATED BY THE COUNTY OR CITY BOARD OF ELECTIONS WITHIN  WHICH
THE  MUNICIPALITY  LIES.  ALL  RULES  AND REGULATIONS AS PROVIDED IN THE
ELECTION LAW AND RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE NEW YORK  STATE  BOARD  OF
ELECTIONS  FOR  ELECTION TO PUBLIC OFFICE SHALL APPLY TO SUCH REFERENDUM
OR REFERENDA. THIS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, LAWS CONCERNING
VOTER ELIGIBILITY AND VOTER REGISTRATION, ABSENTEE AND MILITARY BALLOTS,
THE PLACE AND MANNER OF POLLING, THE COUNTING OF  VOTES  AND  LITIGATION
CONCERNING THE ELECTION.
  2.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
IN A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR A MUNICIPAL REFERENDUM OR REFERENDA NOT TO  BE
HELD  ON  A  STATE PRIMARY DAY OR GENERAL ELECTION DAY, THE LAST DAY FOR
VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS TO BE RECEIVED BY THE CITY OR COUNTY  BOARD  OF
ELECTIONS  SHALL  BE  FIFTEEN  DAYS  PRIOR  TO  THE DATE OF SUCH SPECIAL
ELECTION.  NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, ONLY  REGIS-
TERED  VOTERS  AS DEFINED BY THE ELECTION LAW SHALL BE PERMITTED TO VOTE
IN A MUNICIPAL REFERENDUM OR REFERENDA REGARDLESS OF  THE  SIZE  OF  THE
POPULATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY.
  3.  NO  MUNICIPALITY  SUBJECT  TO  THIS SECTION MAY PASS ANY LOCAL LAW
ALTERING OR SUPERSEDING THIS LAW.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00689-01-5

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