Bill Text: NY A06723 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Enlarges the definition of the term "election" for certain purposes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to education [A06723 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A06723-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 4667                                                  A. 6723
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                     April 1, 2015
                                      ___________
       IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
       IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
         to the Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  enlarging  the  defi-
         nition of the term "election" for certain purposes
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 14-100 of the  election  law,  as
    2  added  by chapter 8 of the laws of 1978 and redesignated by chapter 9 of
    3  the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
    4    11. "election" means all general, special and primary  elections,  but
    5  shall  not include elections provided for pursuant to the education law,
    6  special district elections, fire district elections or library  district
    7  elections  EXCEPT  THAT  IT  SHALL  INCLUDE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET VOTES
    8  PURSUANT TO SECTIONS TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-TWO  AND  TWENTY-SIX  HUNDRED
    9  ONE-A OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10273-01-5
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