Bill Text: NY A00196 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, any state legislator, any elected county, city, town or village official, or any person who currently holds elective office from serving as a delegate to the constitutional convention.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 17-8)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to election law [A00196 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A00196-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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196
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, PAULIN, MAGEE, CLARK, CALHOUN, FITZPA-
TRICK, GIGLIO, SCHROEDER, THIELE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
BURLING, CONTE, CORWIN, CROUCH, DUPREY, HOYT, KOLB, LATIMER, McDO-
NOUGH, J. MILLER, OAKS, RAIA, SAYWARD -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting certain
elected officials from serving as delegates to the constitutional
convention
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 6-170
2 to read as follows:
3 S 6-170. CONSTITUTIONAL DELEGATES. THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
4 ATTORNEY GENERAL, COMPTROLLER, ANY STATE LEGISLATOR, ANY ELECTED COUNTY,
5 CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE OFFICIAL OR ANY PERSON WHO CURRENTLY HOLDS ELEC-
6 TIVE OFFICE SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO QUALIFY AS A CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATE
7 FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
8 S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
9 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00355-01-1
