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Senate Bill S1511

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides that the text to be used in a proposed amendment, proposition or question to be submitted to the people for approval shall be in the legislation proposing such amendment; repealer

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2023-S1511 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4-108, rpld §4-108 sub 3, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4757
2019-2020: S2016
2021-2022: S3780
2025-2026: S7219

2023-S1511 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the text to be used in a proposed amendment, proposition or question to be submitted to the people for approval shall be in the legislation proposing such amendment, proposition or question and shall not be altered without approval by the legislature.

2023-S1511 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1511 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1511
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 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.
                                                            LBD03001-01-3

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