Bill Text: NY A01534 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor by appointment of the governor subject to confirmation by majority vote in the senate and majority vote in the assembly.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-26 - opinion referred to judiciary [A01534 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A01534-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1534

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 17, 2023
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Governmental Operations

                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

        proposing an amendment to article 4 of the constitution, in relation  to
          the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor

     1    Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 6 of article
     2  4 of the constitution be amended by adding  a  new  fourth  undesignated
     3  paragraph to read as follows:
     4    In  case of vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor alone, due to
     5  death, resignation, removal from office, or ascension to  governor,  the
     6  office  of  lieutenant-governor shall be filled for the remainder of the
     7  term by appointment of the governor within thirty days of such  vacancy,
     8  death,  resignation,  removal  from  office,  or  ascension,  subject to
     9  confirmation by a majority vote in the senate and a majority vote in the
    10  assembly to be held within thirty days of such appointment.
    11    § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
    12  referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
    13  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
    14  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
    15  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89026-01-3