Bill Text: NY A02426 | 2015-2016 | 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 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-01 - held for consideration in governmental operations [A02426 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A02426-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2426
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 16, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
A. TENNEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental
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2 REPEALED and a new subdivision 4-a is added to read as follows: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 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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