Bill Text: NY A06161 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Provides for the recall power of the electors to remove an elective officer.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-05 - opinion referred to judiciary [A06161 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A06161-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        6161--A
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 15, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  TEDISCO, PALMESANO, BORELLI, CORWIN, TENNEY,
         MALLIOTAKIS, LALOR -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McLAUGHLIN,  STEC
         --  read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
         -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
         and recommitted to said committee
                   CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
       proposing  the  addition  of  a  new  article 20 to the constitution, in
         relation to providing for recall of an elective officer
    1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That  article  20  of  the
    2  constitution  be  renumbered article 21 and a new article 20 be added to
    3  read as follows:
    4                                 ARTICLE XX
    5                                   RECALL
    6    SECTION 1.  RECALL IS THE POWER OF  CITIZENS  TO  REMOVE  AN  ELECTIVE
    7  OFFICER.
    8    S  2.  A. RECALL OF A STATE OFFICER IS INITIATED BY A REGISTERED VOTER
    9  REGISTERING HIS OR HER INTENT TO INITIATE A RECALL OF A  STATE  OFFICIAL
   10  WITH  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS. INTENT TO INITIATE A RECALL SHALL
   11  INCLUDE A REASON FOR RECALL. SUFFICIENCY OF REASON  IS  NOT  REVIEWABLE.
   12  PROPONENTS  HAVE  NINETY  DAYS  FROM  THE  REGISTERING OF INTENT TO FILE
   13  SUFFICIENT PETITIONS.
   14    B. A PETITION TO RECALL A STATEWIDE OFFICER SHALL BE  SUFFICIENT  WHEN
   15  SIGNED  BY  REGISTERED VOTERS EQUAL IN NUMBER TO AT LEAST TWENTY PERCENT
   16  OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTERS TO VOTE IN THE PREVIOUS ELECTION  FOR  THE
   17  OFFICE, WITH SIGNATURES FROM EACH OF THE COUNTIES WITHIN THE STATE EQUAL
   18  IN  NUMBER TO AT LEAST ONE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTERS TO VOTE
   19  IN THE PREVIOUS ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE IN THE  COUNTY.  A  PETITION  TO
   20  RECALL  SENATORS  AND  MEMBERS  OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL BE SUFFICIENT WHEN
   21  SIGNED BY REGISTERED VOTERS EQUAL IN NUMBER TO AT LEAST  TWENTY  PERCENT
   22  OF  THE  TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTERS TO VOTE IN THE PREVIOUS ELECTION FOR THE
   23  OFFICE IN THE SENATE OR ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. THERE SHALL BE NO ABILITY  TO
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD89069-02-3
       A. 6161--A                          2
    1  RECALL  OFFICERS  SERVING  IN  THE OFFICE OF JUDGE. SUFFICIENT PETITIONS
    2  SHALL BE CERTIFIED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
    3    C.  THE  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL MAINTAIN A CONTINUOUS COUNT OF
    4  THE SIGNATURES CERTIFIED TO THAT OFFICE.
    5    S 3. A. AN ELECTION TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO RECALL AN OFFICER SHALL BE
    6  HELD NO LESS THAN SEVENTY DAYS NOR MORE THAN NINETY DAYS FROM  THE  DATE
    7  OF CERTIFICATION OF SUFFICIENT SIGNATURES.
    8    B.  IF  THE MAJORITY OF VOTERS VOTE IN FAVOR OF RECALL, THE OFFICER IS
    9  REMOVED. IN THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL THE  VACANCY  OF  THE
   10  RECALLED  OFFICIAL,  THE  RECALLED  OFFICER  MAY NOT BE A CANDIDATE, NOR
   11  SHALL THERE BY ANY CANDIDACY FOR AN OFFICE FILLED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
   12  TWO OF ARTICLE SIX.
   13    C.  UPON  THE RECALL OF A STATE OFFICIAL IN THE OFFICE OF STATE SENATE
   14  OR STATE ASSEMBLY, A SPECIAL ELECTION SHALL BE CALLED BY THE GOVERNOR TO
   15  FILL THE VACANCY OF A STATE SENATE OR STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
   16    S 4. IF RECALL OF THE GOVERNOR IS ENACTED, THE DUTIES  OF  THE  OFFICE
   17  SHALL BE PERFORMED BY THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. IF RECALL OF THE LIEUTEN-
   18  ANT  GOVERNOR IS ENACTED, THE DUTIES OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SHALL BE
   19  PERFORMED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.  IF  RECALL  OF  THE
   20  ATTORNEY  GENERAL  OR  COMPTROLLER  IS  ENACTED,  THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY
   21  GENERAL OR COMPTROLLER SHALL BE FILLED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-ONE  OF
   22  ARTICLE THREE OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
   23    S  5.  A  STATE OFFICER WHO IS NOT RECALLED SHALL NOT BE REIMBURSED BY
   24  THE STATE  FOR  THE  OFFICER'S  RECALL  ELECTION  EXPENSES  LEGALLY  AND
   25  PERSONALLY  INCURRED.  ANOTHER  RECALL  MAY NOT BE INITIATED AGAINST THE
   26  OFFICER UNTIL SIX MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL.
   27    S 6. COSTS INCURRED BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS FOR OPERATING THE
   28  RECALL AND THE SPECIAL ELECTION SHALL BE REIMBURSED THROUGH THE  GENERAL
   29  FUND OF NEW YORK STATE.
   30    S  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
   31  referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
   32  next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
   33  conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
   34  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.