Assembly Bill A4912

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes a petition to start the process to change the elective office of assessors

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A4912 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7058
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 17-B §§797-a - 797-c, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9524
2011-2012: A442
2013-2014: A1541

2015-A4912 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a petition to start the process to change the elective office of assessors.

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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