S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8392
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 13, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to language used in a
proposed amendment, proposition or question to be submitted to the
people for their approval; and to repeal certain provisions of such
law relating thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 4-108 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 136 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as
follows:
2. The form in which the proposed amendment, proposition or question
is to be submitted shall consist of only an abbreviated title indicating
generally and briefly, and in a clear and coherent manner using words
with common and every-day meanings, the subject matter of the amendment,
proposition or question. THE TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT, PROPOSITION OR QUES-
TION TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE PEOPLE FOR THEIR APPROVAL PURSUANT TO SUBDI-
VISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE TEXT OF THE LEGIS-
LATION PROPOSING SUCH AMENDMENT, PROPOSITION OR QUESTION. THE TEXT OF
SUCH PROPOSED AMENDMENT, PROPOSITION OR QUESTION TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE
PEOPLE FOR THEIR APPROVAL SHALL NOT BE ALTERED WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF
THE LEGISLATURE. If more than one such amendment, proposition or ques-
tion is to be voted upon at such election, each such amendment, proposi-
tion or question respectively shall be separately and consecutively
numbered.
§ 2. Subdivision 3 of section 4-108 of the election law is REPEALED.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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