Assembly Bill A4175

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the text of proposed constitutional amendments and questions

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2017-A4175 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7098
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4-108, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6614
2015-2016: A4607, S578
2019-2020: A1448, S2325
2021-2022: A56, S2876
2023-2024: S638

2017-A4175 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the text of proposed constitutional amendments and questions.

2017-A4175 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4175
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. QUART -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GALEF,
   JENNE, LAWRENCE, MAYER, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the  text  of  proposed
   constitutional amendments and questions

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 4-108 of the election law, paragraph b of  subdivi-
 sion  1  as  amended  by chapter 117 of the laws of 1985, paragraph d of
 subdivision 1 and subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 136 of the laws of
 1978, and subdivision 3 as added by chapter 234 of the laws of 1976,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   § 4-108. Certification of proposed constitutional amendments and ques-
 tions.    1.  a.  Whenever any proposed amendment to the constitution or
 other question provided by law to be submitted to a statewide vote shall
 be submitted to the people  for  their  approval,  the  state  board  of
 elections  at  least three months prior to the general election at which
 such amendment, proposition or question is to be  submitted,  shall  (I)
 transmit  to each county board of elections a certified copy of the text
 of each amendment, proposition or question and a statement of  the  form
 in  which  it is to be submitted; AND (II) PUBLISH A COPY OF THE TEXT OF
 EACH AMENDMENT, PROPOSITION OR QUESTION AND A STATEMENT OF THE  FORM  IN
 WHICH  IT  IS  TO  BE  SUBMITTED ON THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS WEBSITE
 UNTIL THE DAY AFTER THE GENERAL ELECTION OF THAT PARTICULAR YEAR.
   b. Whenever any proposal, proposition or referendum as provided by law
 is to be submitted to a vote of the people  of  a  county,  city,  town,
 village  or  special  district, at an election conducted by the board of
 elections, the clerk of such political subdivision, at least  thirty-six
 days prior to the election at which such proposal, proposition or refer-
 endum  is  to  be submitted, shall transmit to each board of elections a
 certified copy of the text of such proposal, proposition  or  referendum
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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