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Senate Bill S7219

2025-2026 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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2025-S7219 (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
2023-2024: S1511

2025-S7219 (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.

2025-S7219 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7219 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7219
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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  648  of  the  laws  of 2023, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. The form in which the proposed amendment, proposition  or  question
 is to be submitted shall consist only of the following: a. a descriptive
 title  of  up  to  fifteen  words,  which  describes the topic, goal, or
 outcome of the ballot question in plain language; b. a  summary  of  the
 text  ballot  proposal of up to thirty words, written in plain language,
 that describes the change in policy to be  adopted  and  not  the  legal
 mechanism;  and  c.  a statement of what a YES or NO vote means in up to
 thirty words written in plain language  that  identifies  the  practical
 outcome of each election result and not the legal mechanism. THE TEXT OF
 THE AMENDMENT, PROPOSITION OR QUESTION TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE PEOPLE FOR
 THEIR  APPROVAL  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 INCLUDED IN THE TEXT OF THE LEGISLATION PROPOSING SUCH AMENDMENT, PROPO-
 SITION 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 question is to be voted upon at such election,
 each such amendment, proposition or question respectively shall be sepa-
 rately 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.
                                                            LBD11550-01-5

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