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Assembly Bill A5957

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the composition of boards of elections

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2017-A5957 (ACTIVE) - Details

See other versions of this Bill:
S7035 ,
S1798 ,
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 2 §8, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A657, S5288
2011-2012: A10757, S90
2013-2014: A4115, S180
2015-2016: A5678, S162
2019-2020: S2368
2021-2022: S3094
2023-2024: S667
2025-2026: S5195

2017-A5957 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the composition of boards of elections.

2017-A5957 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5957
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, PERRY, THIELE -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Election Law
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to section 8 of article 2 of the constitution, in
   relation to the composition of boards of elections

   Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 8 of article
 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   § 8. All laws creating, regulating or  affecting  boards  or  officers
 charged  with  the duty of qualifying voters, or of distributing ballots
 to voters, or of receiving, recording or counting  votes  at  elections,
 shall secure equal representation of the two political parties which, at
 the  general election next preceding that for which such boards or offi-
 cers are to serve, cast the highest  and  the  next  highest  number  of
 votes.  All  such  boards  and officers shall be appointed or elected in
 such manner, and upon the nomination of  such  representatives  of  said
 parties  respectively, as the legislature may direct AND SHALL HAVE SUCH
 OTHER QUALIFICATIONS FOR PERFORMING THEIR DUTIES AS THE LEGISLATURE  MAY
 DIRECT.  Existing laws on this subject shall continue until the legisla-
 ture  shall  otherwise provide. This section shall not apply to town, or
 village elections.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
 referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
 next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89018-01-7

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