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Assembly Bill A6067

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to date of referenda

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2015-A6067 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Municipal Home Rule Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 3 ยง29, Munic Home R L

2015-A6067 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to date of referenda.

2015-A6067 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6067

                       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 date of
  referenda

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

  Section  1.  Article  3  of  the municipal home rule law is amended by
adding a new section 29 to read as follows:
  S 29. DATE OF  REFERENDA.  1.  A  MUNICIPAL  REFERENDUM  OR  REFERENDA
REQUIRED  BY  THE  FILING OF A PETITION PURSUANT TO LAW SHALL BE HELD ON
THE STATE PRIMARY OF THAT YEAR IF THE PETITION IS DEEMED  PROPER  WITHIN
SIXTY  DAYS  PRIOR  TO  SUCH STATE PRIMARY DATE BUT NOT LESS THAN THIRTY
DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH STATE PRIMARY DATE.
  2. A MUNICIPAL REFERENDUM OR REFERENDA REQUIRED BY  THE  FILING  OF  A
PETITION  PURSUANT  TO LAW SHALL BE HELD ON ELECTION DAY OF THAT YEAR IF
THE PETITION IS DEEMED PROPER WITHIN THIRTY  DAYS  PRIOR  TO  THE  STATE
PRIMARY  DAY  OF  THAT YEAR, BUT NOT LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH
ELECTION DAY.
  3. A MUNICIPAL REFERENDUM OR REFERENDA REQUIRED BY  THE  FILING  OF  A
PETITION  PURSUANT  TO  LAW  AND THE PETITION IS DEEMED PROPER MORE THAN
SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE STATE PRIMARY DAY,  OR  LESS  THAN  THIRTY  DAYS
BEFORE ELECTION DAY SHALL BE HELD ON A DATE CHOSEN BY THE GOVERNING BODY
OF THE MUNICIPALITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING LAW.
  4. THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL MUNICIPALITIES, REGARDLESS OF POPU-
LATION IN THE PRIOR DECENNIAL CENSUS.
  5. NO LOCAL LAW SHALL SUPERSEDE ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08207-02-5

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