Assembly Bill A9373

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs petitions to the secretary of the Gold Coast public library district and extends the petition filing date for the office of member of the board of trustees of the library district

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  • 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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2021-A9373 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Libraries And Education Technology
Law Section:
Nassau County
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Chap 233 of 2000

2021-A9373 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs petitions to the secretary of the Gold Coast public library district or his or her designee; extends the petition filing date for the office of member of the board of trustees of the library district to no later than the thirtieth day preceding the election.

2021-A9373 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9373
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MONTESANO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Libraries and Education Technology
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 233 of the laws of 2000 relating to  authorizing
   the town boards of the towns of Oyster Bay and North Hempstead, county
   of  Nassau,  to  establish  the Gold Coast public library district, in
   relation to directing petitions to the secretary  of  the  Gold  Coast
   public library district and extending the petition filing date
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 3 of chapter 233 of  the  laws  of
 2000  relating to authorizing the town boards of the towns of Oyster Bay
 and North Hempstead, county of  Nassau,  to  establish  the  Gold  Coast
 public  library district, as amended by chapter 399 of the laws of 2003,
 is amended to read as follows:
   3. Candidates for the office of member of the board of trustees of the
 library district shall be nominated by  petition.  A  separate  petition
 shall be required to nominate each candidate for a vacancy on the board.
 Each petition shall be directed to the [town clerk of Oyster Bay] SECRE-
 TARY  OF  THE GOLD COAST PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE,
 shall be signed by at least fifty  qualified  voters  of  the  district,
 shall  state  the residence of each signer, and shall state the name and
 residence of the candidate. In the event that  any  such  nominee  shall
 withdraw  candidacy  prior  to  the  election,  such person shall not be
 considered a candidate unless and until a new petition  nominating  such
 person in the same manner and within the same time limitation applicable
 to  other candidates is filed with the town clerk of [the town of Oyster
 Bay] SECRETARY OF THE GOLD COAST PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT OR HIS  OR  HER
 DESIGNEE.  Each  petition  shall be filed with the [town clerk of Oyster
 Bay] SECRETARY OF THE GOLD COAST PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT OR HIS  OR  HER
 DESIGNEE between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., no later than the
 [thirteenth]  THIRTIETH  day  preceding  the  election at which time the
 candidates nominated are to be elected. In the  event  the  district  is
 created, petitions nominating candidates for the board of trustees after
 the initial election shall be filed with the secretary of the Gold Coast
 public library district or his or her designee.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
              

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