Bill Text: NY A06346 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing amendments to article 3 of the constitution, in relation to providing the electors with the power of legislative initiative and redress

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to judiciary [A06346 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A06346-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6346
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 2, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. GORDON, SCHROEDER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
         A. ALFANO, BACALLES, BARCLAY, CONTE, CROUCH, KOLB, McDONOUGH,  MOLINA-
         RO,  RAIA,  SAYWARD,  THIELE,  WALKER -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Judiciary
                   CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
       proposing amendments to article 3 of the constitution,  in  relation  to
         providing  the  electors  with the power of legislative initiative and
         redress
    1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur),  That  article  3  of  the
    2  constitution be amended by adding a new section 14-a to read as follows:
    3    S 14-A. LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE AND REDRESS.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
    4  SECTION OF THE CONSTITUTION TO THE CONTRARY, A BILL THAT HAS BEEN INTRO-
    5  DUCED  IN BOTH BRANCHES OF THE LEGISLATURE SHALL BE BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR
    6  AND VOTED UPON IN BOTH BRANCHES OF THE LEGISLATURE UPON THE FILING  WITH
    7  THE  SECRETARY  OF STATE A PETITION, SIGNED BY REGISTERED VOTERS IN THIS
    8  STATE NO LESS IN NUMBER THAN FIVE PERCENT OF THE VOTES  FOR  ALL  CANDI-
    9  DATES  FOR  GOVERNOR AT THE LAST GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION, REQUESTING THAT
   10  SUCH BILL BE BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR AND VOTED UPON IN BOTH BRANCHES OF THE
   11  LEGISLATURE.  AT LEAST ONE-HALF OF THE SIGNATURES SHALL BE  FROM  REGIS-
   12  TERED VOTERS RESIDING OUTSIDE OF A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION
   13  OR  MORE.    SUCH PETITION SHALL BE FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE NO
   14  LATER THAN THE FIRST TUESDAY IN MAY OF THE SECOND YEAR OF  THE  TERM  OF
   15  THE  LEGISLATURE,  SHALL  INDICATE  BOTH  THE SENATE BILL NUMBER AND THE
   16  ASSEMBLY BILL  NUMBER,  AND  SHALL  BEAR  THE  SIGNATURE  AND  RESIDENCE
   17  ADDRESS, INCLUDING COUNTY, OF EACH SIGNATORY. UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH PETI-
   18  TION,  THE  SECRETARY  OF  STATE SHALL WITHIN TEN DAYS EITHER REJECT THE
   19  PETITION FOR FAILURE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION OR  TRANS-
   20  MIT  SUCH  PETITION  TO BOTH BRANCHES OF THE LEGISLATURE, WHERE THE BILL
   21  SHALL BE BROUGHT TO A VOTE BEFORE THE LAST DAY OF REGULAR SESSION OF THE
   22  SECOND YEAR OF THE TERM OF THE  LEGISLATURE.  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SECTION
   23  SHALL NEGATE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE BILL SHALL BE PRINTED AND UPON THE
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD89079-01-9
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    1  DESKS  OF THE MEMBERS, IN ITS FINAL FORM, AT LEAST THREE CALENDAR LEGIS-
    2  LATIVE DAYS PRIOR TO ITS FINAL PASSAGE.
    3    S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendments be
    4  referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
    5  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
    6  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
    7  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.