Bill Text: NY S05205 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor shall be filled for the remainder of the term by appointment of the governor, subject to confirmation by majority vote of the legislature at a joint session to be held within thirty days of such removal, death, resignation or ascension.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-02 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S05205 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S05205-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5205
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 27, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
                   CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
       proposing an amendment to article 4 of the constitution, relating to the
         filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor
    1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 6 of  arti-
    2  cle 4 of the constitution be amended by adding a new fourth undesignated
    3  paragraph to read as follows:
    4    IN CASE OF THE REMOVAL OF THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR ALONE FROM OFFICE OR
    5  OF HIS OR HER DEATH, RESIGNATION OR ASCENSION TO GOVERNOR, THE OFFICE OF
    6  LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR  SHALL  BE  FILLED  FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM BY
    7  APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR, SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION BY MAJORITY VOTE OF
    8  THE LEGISLATURE AT A JOINT SESSION TO BE HELD WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH
    9  REMOVAL, DEATH, RESIGNATION, OR ASCENSION.
   10    S 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the  foregoing  amendment
   11  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
   12  next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
   13  conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
   14  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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