Bill Text: NY A05512 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5512 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to residency requirements for members of council.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-20 - enacting clause stricken [A05512 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A05512-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5512
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 22, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. TOWNS, STEVENSON -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Cities
       AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the qualifica-
         tions of council members
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The New York city  charter  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    2  section 21-a to read as follows:
    3    S  21-A. RESIDENCE QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS. NO PERSON SHALL SERVE AS
    4  A MEMBER UNLESS HE OR SHE IS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES AND,  EXCEPT
    5  AS  HEREINAFTER OTHERWISE PRESCRIBED, HAS BEEN A RESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL
    6  DISTRICT FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING HIS OR HER ELECTION
    7  AND CONTINUOUSLY THEREAFTER; IF ELECTED AT THE FIRST ELECTION NEXT ENSU-
    8  ING AFTER A READJUSTMENT OR ALTERATION OF DISTRICTS BECOMES EFFECTIVE, A
    9  PERSON, TO BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE AS A MEMBER, MUST HAVE BEEN  A  RESIDENT
   10  OF THE BOROUGH IN WHICH THE COUNCIL DISTRICT IS CONTAINED FOR THE TWELVE
   11  MONTHS  IMMEDIATELY  PRECEDING HIS OR HER ELECTION AND A RESIDENT OF THE
   12  DISTRICT UPON TAKING OFFICE AND CONTINUOUSLY THEREAFTER.
   13    S 2. This act shall effect immediately and shall apply to all  members
   14  elected on or after the date it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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