Bill Text: NY S01155 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides for a special election to fill vacancies in the office of United States senator from this state.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S01155 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S01155-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1155 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 11, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to vacancies occur- ring in the office of United States senator and to repeal subdivision 4-a of section 42 of the public officers law relating thereto The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4-a of section 42 of the public officers law is 2 REPEALED and a new subdivision 4-a is added to read as follows: 3 4-a. If a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator from 4 this state, the governor shall order a special election to fill the 5 vacancy for the unexpired term. Within ten days after the occurrence of 6 such vacancy, the governor shall issue a writ of election fixing a date 7 for the special election not less than sixty days nor more than ninety 8 days after such occurrence. If the vacancy occurs less than one hundred 9 days before either the annual primary election date or the annual gener- 10 al election date then the special election to fill such vacancy shall be 11 held in concert with the primary or general election for that year. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05185-01-9