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Feb 09, 2015 |
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Assembly Bill A4912
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GALEF
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-A4912 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A4912 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4912 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 9, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to establishing a petition process to change the elective office of assessors THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new arti- cle 17-B to read as follows: ARTICLE 17-B PETITION TO CHANGE THE ELECTIVE OFFICE OF ASSESSORS SECTION 797-A. DEFINITIONS. 797-B. PETITION TO START THE PROCESS TO CHANGE THE ELECTIVE OFFICE OF ASSESSORS. 797-C. PROCESS TO CHANGE THE ELECTIVE OFFICE OF ASSESSORS UPON PETITION. S 797-A. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE: 1. THE TERM "QUALIFIED ELECTOR" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW. 2. THE TERM "PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITY" SHALL MEAN A TOWN OR VILLAGE THAT HAS STARTED THE PROCESS TO CHANGE THE ELECTIVE OFFICE OF ASSESSORS PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN-C OF THIS ARTICLE. S 797-B. PETITION TO START THE PROCESS TO CHANGE THE ELECTIVE OFFICE OF ASSESSORS. 1. ELIGIBLE SIGNATURES. TO START THE PROCESS TO CHANGE THE ELECTIVE OFFICE OF ASSESSORS, A PETITION MUST HAVE SIGNATURES FROM QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITY, EQUAL TO AT LEAST TEN PERCENT OF THE ELECTORS QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN THE LAST GENERAL ELECTION. THOSE SIGNING THE PETITION MUST BE QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN THE PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITY AT THE TIME OF THE FILING OF THE PETITION WITH THE MUNICIPAL CLERK. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00021-01-5
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