Bill Text: NY S01511 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1511

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides that the text to be used in a proposed amendment, proposition or question to be submitted to the people for approval shall be in the legislation proposing such amendment, proposition or question and shall not be altered without approval by the legislature.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S01511 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S01511-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1511

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 12, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  language  used  in  a
          proposed  amendment,  proposition  or  question to be submitted to the
          people for their approval; and to repeal certain  provisions  of  such
          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 2 of section 4-108  of  the  election  law,  as
     2  amended  by  chapter  136  of  the  laws  of 1978, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    2. The form in which the proposed amendment, proposition  or  question
     5  is to be submitted shall consist of only an abbreviated title indicating
     6  generally  and  briefly,  and in a clear and coherent manner using words
     7  with common and every-day meanings, the subject matter of the amendment,
     8  proposition or question. The text of the amendment, proposition or ques-
     9  tion to be submitted to the people for their approval pursuant to subdi-
    10  vision one of this section shall be included in the text of  the  legis-
    11  lation  proposing  such  amendment, proposition or question. The text of
    12  such proposed amendment, proposition or question to be submitted to  the
    13  people  for  their approval shall not be altered without the approval of
    14  the legislature. If more than one such amendment, proposition  or  ques-
    15  tion is to be voted upon at such election, each such amendment, proposi-
    16  tion  or  question  respectively  shall  be separately and consecutively
    17  numbered.
    18    § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 4-108 of the election law is REPEALED.
    19    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03001-01-3