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Apr 26, 2022 | held for consideration in governmental operations |
Feb 18, 2022 | opinion referred to judiciary |
Jan 05, 2022 | to attorney-general for opinion referred to governmental operations |
Mar 04, 2021 | opinion referred to judiciary |
Feb 11, 2021 | to attorney-general for opinion |
Feb 08, 2021 | referred to governmental operations |
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A4898 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S222
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
- Laws Affected:
- Ren Art 20 to be Art 21, add Art 20 §§1 - 6, Constn
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010: A9085
2011-2012: A1493
2013-2014: A6161, S5512
2015-2016: A1726, S1084
2017-2018: A8763, S2089
2019-2020: A5291, S556
A4898 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4898 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 8, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMPSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing the addition of a new article 20 to the constitution, in relation to providing for recall of an elective officer Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That article 20 of the constitution be renumbered article 21 and a new article 20 be added to read as follows: ARTICLE XX RECALL SECTION 1. RECALL IS THE POWER OF CITIZENS TO REMOVE AN ELECTIVE OFFICER. § 2. A. RECALL OF A STATE OFFICER IS INITIATED BY A REGISTERED VOTER REGISTERING HIS OR HER INTENT TO INITIATE A RECALL OF A STATE OFFICIAL WITH THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. INTENT TO INITIATE A RECALL SHALL INCLUDE A REASON FOR RECALL. SUFFICIENCY OF REASON IS NOT REVIEWABLE. PROPONENTS HAVE NINETY DAYS FROM THE REGISTERING OF INTENT TO FILE SUFFICIENT PETITIONS. B. A PETITION TO RECALL A STATEWIDE OFFICER SHALL BE SUFFICIENT WHEN SIGNED BY REGISTERED VOTERS EQUAL IN NUMBER TO AT LEAST TWENTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTERS TO VOTE IN THE PREVIOUS ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE, WITH SIGNATURES FROM EACH OF THE COUNTIES WITHIN THE STATE EQUAL IN NUMBER TO AT LEAST ONE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTERS TO VOTE IN THE PREVIOUS ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE IN THE COUNTY. A PETITION TO RECALL SENATORS AND MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL BE SUFFICIENT WHEN SIGNED BY REGISTERED VOTERS EQUAL IN NUMBER TO AT LEAST TWENTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTERS TO VOTE IN THE PREVIOUS ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE IN THE SENATE OR ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. THERE SHALL BE NO ABILITY TO RECALL OFFICERS SERVING IN THE OFFICE OF JUDGE. SUFFICIENT PETITIONS SHALL BE CERTIFIED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. C. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL MAINTAIN A CONTINUOUS COUNT OF THE SIGNATURES CERTIFIED TO THAT OFFICE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets