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Assembly Bill A6723

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enlarges the definition of the term election for certain purposes

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2015-A6723 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4667
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง14-100, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7223, S5071
2013-2014: A9792, S4510
2017-2018: A3723, S3915

2015-A6723 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enlarges the definition of the term "election" for certain purposes.

2015-A6723 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 4667                                                  A. 6723

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              April 1, 2015
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  enlarging  the  defi-
  nition of the term "election" for certain purposes

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 14-100 of the  election  law,  as
added  by chapter 8 of the laws of 1978 and redesignated by chapter 9 of
the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
  11. "election" means all general, special and primary  elections,  but
shall  not include elections provided for pursuant to the education law,
special district elections, fire district elections or library  district
elections  EXCEPT  THAT  IT  SHALL  INCLUDE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET VOTES
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-TWO  AND  TWENTY-SIX  HUNDRED
ONE-A OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10273-01-5

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