NY S02075 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-18 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
Pending: Senate Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Provides that party nominations for an office to be filled at a special election shall be made by a majority vote of a quorum of the members of the county committee last elected in the political subdivision or, if such office is in a district containing all or part of two or more counties outside the city of New York or in a district partly within and partly without such city, or if such office is to be elected by all the voters of a county having a population of over seven hundred fifty thousand such nomination may be made in the manner prescribed by the rules of the party; provides with respect to an election to fill certain vacancies that if such office is to be filled in a district containing all or part of two or more counties outside the city of New York or in a district partly within and partly without such city or if such office is to be elected by all the voters of such city or all the voters of a county having a population of over seven hundred fifty thousand, the election shall be by a majority vote of a quorum of the members of such other committee as the rules of the party may provide.

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Title

Provides that party nominations for an office to be filled at a special election shall be made by a majority vote of a quorum of the members of the county committee last elected in the political subdivision or, if such office is in a district containing all or part of two or more counties outside the city of New York or in a district partly within and partly without such city, or if such office is to be elected by all the voters of a county having a population of over seven hundred fifty thousand such nomination may be made in the manner prescribed by the rules of the party; provides with respect to an election to fill certain vacancies that if such office is to be filled in a district containing all or part of two or more counties outside the city of New York or in a district partly within and partly without such city or if such office is to be elected by all the voters of such city or all the voters of a county having a population of over seven hundred fifty thousand, the election shall be by a majority vote of a quorum of the members of such other committee as the rules of the party may provide.

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-01-18SenateREFERRED TO ELECTIONS

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