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Assembly Bill A10690

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the taking and filing of oaths of office

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2017-A10690 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8343
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Elections

2017-A10690 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the taking and filing of oaths of office; authorizes officials who failed to take or file their required oath of office within the statutorily prescribed period to take and file such oaths within thirty days of the effective date of this act.

2017-A10690 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10690
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN ACT authorizing the taking and filing of oaths of office
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Notwithstanding  any other law, rule or regulation to the
 contrary, any town, city or county official duly elected on November  7,
 2017  who  currently  occupies the office to which he or she was elected
 but who failed to take or file his or  her  respective  oath  of  office
 within the statutorily prescribed period shall continue to serve in such
 capacity  and  for the full term to which he or she was elected upon the
 taking and filing of oaths of office consistent with section 402 of  the
 county  law,  section  25  of  the town law, or section 10 of the public
 officers law, provided such oaths are taken and filed within 30 calendar
 days after the effective date of this act. Such officials that take  and
 file  their  oaths of office under this act shall be deemed to have been
 continuously serving in office since the beginning of the term to  which
 they were elected.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15550-02-8

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