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Assembly Bill A9995A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the filling of vacancies for elective offices in villages with November elections

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2023-A9995 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9238
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Village Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-312, Vil L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A6685, S4483

2023-A9995 - Summary

Relates to the filling of vacancies for elective offices in villages with November elections; provides such vacancies shall be filled in accordance with subdivision one of section forty-two of the public officers law.

2023-A9995 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9995
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 1, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. OTIS, THIELE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the village law, in relation  to  filling  vacancies  in
   elective office in villages with November elections
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph b of  subdivision  3  of  section  3-312  of  the
 village  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new  subparagraph 3 to read as
 follows:
   (3) WHENEVER A VILLAGE, PURSUANT TO SECTION  15-104  OF  THE  ELECTION
 LAW,  HAS  PROVIDED THAT VILLAGE ELECTIONS SHALL OCCUR ON THE DAY OF THE
 GENERAL ELECTION SUCH VACANCY SHALL BE FILLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH  SUBDI-
 VISION ONE OF SECTION FORTY-TWO OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15276-01-4

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2023-A9995A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9238
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Village Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-312, Vil L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A6685, S4483

2023-A9995A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the filling of vacancies for elective offices in villages with November elections; provides such vacancies shall be filled in accordance with subdivision one of section forty-two of the public officers law.

2023-A9995A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9995--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 1, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. OTIS, THIELE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the village law, in relation to filling vacancies in
   elective offices in villages with November elections

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  b  of  subdivision  3  of section 3-312 of the
 village law is amended by  adding  a  new  subparagraph  3  to  read  as
 follows:
   (3)  WHENEVER  A  VILLAGE,  PURSUANT TO SECTION 15-104 OF THE ELECTION
 LAW, HAS PROVIDED THAT VILLAGE ELECTIONS SHALL OCCUR ON THE DAY  OF  THE
 GENERAL  ELECTION SUCH VACANCY SHALL BE FILLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDI-
 VISION ONE OF SECTION FORTY-TWO OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15276-02-4

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