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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Senate Bill S7339
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2021-S7339 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8361
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3-200, 3-202 & 3-204, rpld §3-200 sub 7, add §3-206, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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A1243
2021-S7339 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7339 SPONSOR: MAY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to providing for the appointment and removal of commissioners of election; and to repeal certain provisions of the election law relating thereto PURPOSE: To ensure greater independence and accountability in the administration of New York's elections. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: renames section 3-200 of the election law. Section 2: repeals subdivision 7 of section 3-200 of the election law. Section 3: Amends section 3-202 of the election law to define terms to 4
2021-S7339 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7339 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E August 20, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing for the appointment and removal of commissioners of election; and to repeal certain provisions of the election law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The section heading of section 3-200 of the election law, as amended by chapter 373 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: Boards of elections; creation, qualifications of commissioners[, removal]. § 2. Subdivision 7 of section 3-200 of the election law is REPEALED. § 3. Section 3-202 of the election law is amended to read as follows: § 3-202. Election commissioners; term of office. 1. The term of office of an election commissioner shall be [two] FOUR years beginning [January first] FEBRUARY FIFTEENTH of [each odd numbered year except that in the city of New York and the county of Schenectady the term shall be four years beginning on January] THE first alternate odd numbered year. [The county legislative body of any other county may determine that the commissioners of elections thereafter appointed shall serve for a term of four years. Such determination may be rescinded by a subsequent action of the county legislative body which shall take effect at the expiration of the terms of the commissioners then in office.] 2. The local legislative body may, at any time, determine that the terms of office for commissioners shall be staggered and may make subse- quent appointments so as to provide for staggered terms of office there- after. § 4. Subdivision 4 of section 3-204 of the election law, as amended by chapter 116 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02325-04-1
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