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Assembly Bill A4310B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Creates a temporary commission on consolidating the conduct of municipal elections by boards of elections

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2017-A4310 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Elections
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10199
2019-2020: A430
2021-2022: A4228

2017-A4310 - Summary

Creates a temporary commission on consolidating the conduct of municipal elections by boards of elections to make recommendations and prepare proposed legislation to consolidate the conduct of all public entity elections by the county boards of elections and consolidate all public entity elections to the date of the November general election; provides commission shall consist of nine members, each to serve for a term of two years; makes an appropriation therefor.

2017-A4310 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4310
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT to create a temporary commission on consolidating the conduct of
   municipal elections by boards of elections;  making  an  appropriation
   therefor; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
   tion thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. A temporary state commission  is  hereby  created  to  make
 recommendations and prepare proposed legislation to: (i) consolidate the
 conduct  of  all  public  entity  elections  by  the  county  boards  of
 elections; and (ii) consolidate all public entity elections to the  date
 of  the  November  general  election or another date upon which multiple
 public entity elections may be consolidated.
   § 2. The commission shall consist of nine members, each to serve for a
 term of two years, to be forthwith appointed as follows:  two  shall  be
 appointed by the temporary president of the senate and one by the minor-
 ity  leader  of the senate; two shall be appointed by the speaker of the
 assembly and one by the minority leader of the assembly; three shall  be
 appointed  by the governor. No more than four appointees shall be legis-
 lators.  By a majority vote, the commission shall  designate  the  chair
 and vice chair from among the appointees to the commission. Vacancies in
 the  membership of the commission and among its officers shall be filled
 in the manner provided for original appointments.
   § 3. The commission may employ and at pleasure remove  such  personnel
 as  it  may  deem necessary for the performance of its functions and fix
 their compensation within the amounts made available therefor.
   § 4. The commission may meet within and without the state, shall  hold
 public  hearings, and shall have all the powers of a legislative commit-
 tee pursuant to the legislative law.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03953-02-7

2017-A4310A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Elections
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10199
2019-2020: A430
2021-2022: A4228

2017-A4310A - Summary

Creates a temporary commission on consolidating the conduct of municipal elections by boards of elections to make recommendations and prepare proposed legislation to consolidate the conduct of all public entity elections by the county boards of elections and consolidate all public entity elections to the date of the November general election; provides commission shall consist of nine members, each to serve for a term of two years; makes an appropriation therefor.

2017-A4310A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4310--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on Election Law -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways
   and Means -- recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means in accord-
   ance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to create a temporary commission on consolidating the conduct  of
   municipal  elections  by  boards of elections; making an appropriation
   therefor; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
   tion thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  A  temporary  state  commission is hereby created to make
 recommendations and prepare proposed legislation to: (i) consolidate the
 conduct  of  all  public  entity  elections  by  the  county  boards  of
 elections;  and (ii) consolidate all public entity elections to the date
 of the November general election or another  date  upon  which  multiple
 public entity elections may be consolidated.
   § 2. The commission shall consist of nine members, each to serve for a
 term  of  two  years, to be forthwith appointed as follows: two shall be
 appointed by the temporary president of the senate and one by the minor-
 ity leader of the senate; two shall be appointed by the speaker  of  the
 assembly  and one by the minority leader of the assembly; three shall be
 appointed by the governor. No more than four appointees shall be  legis-
 lators.    By  a majority vote, the commission shall designate the chair
 and vice chair from among the appointees to the commission. Vacancies in
 the membership of the commission and among its officers shall be  filled
 in the manner provided for original appointments.
   §  3.  The commission may employ and at pleasure remove such personnel
 as it may deem necessary for the performance of its  functions  and  fix
 their compensation within the amounts made available therefor.

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

2017-A4310B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Elections
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10199
2019-2020: A430
2021-2022: A4228

2017-A4310B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a temporary commission on consolidating the conduct of municipal elections by boards of elections to make recommendations and prepare proposed legislation to consolidate the conduct of all public entity elections by the county boards of elections and consolidate all public entity elections to the date of the November general election; provides commission shall consist of nine members, each to serve for a term of two years; makes an appropriation therefor.

2017-A4310B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4310--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on Election Law -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways
   and Means -- recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means in accord-
   ance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to create a temporary commission on consolidating the conduct of
   municipal elections by boards of  elections;  and  providing  for  the
   repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. A temporary state commission  is  hereby  created  to  make
 recommendations and prepare proposed legislation to: (i) consolidate the
 conduct  of  all  public  entity  elections  by  the  county  boards  of
 elections; and (ii) consolidate all public entity elections to the  date
 of  the  November  general  election or another date upon which multiple
 public entity elections may be consolidated.
   § 2. The commission shall consist of nine members, each to serve for a
 term of two years, to be forthwith appointed as follows:  two  shall  be
 appointed by the temporary president of the senate and one by the minor-
 ity  leader  of the senate; two shall be appointed by the speaker of the
 assembly and one by the minority leader of the assembly; three shall  be
 appointed  by the governor. No more than four appointees shall be legis-
 lators.  By a majority vote, the commission shall  designate  the  chair
 and vice chair from among the appointees to the commission. Vacancies in
 the  membership of the commission and among its officers shall be filled
 in the manner provided for original appointments.
   § 3. The commission may employ and at pleasure remove  such  personnel
 as  it  may  deem necessary for the performance of its functions and fix
 their compensation within the amounts made available therefor.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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