A10757-2011 Actions

• Jun 26, 2012: to attorney-general for opinion
• Jun 18, 2012: referred to election law

A10757-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 10757
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 June 18, 2012
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Kavanagh,
 Perry, Robinson, Thiele, Tobacco) -- read once  and  referred  to  the
 Committee on Election Law
 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 proposing an amendment to section 8 of article 2 of the constitution, in
 relation to the composition of boards of elections
 

Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 8 of article
 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:

 

S 8. All laws creating, regulating or  affecting  boards  or  officers
 charged  with  the duty of qualifying voters, or of distributing ballots
 to voters, or of receiving, recording or counting  votes  at  elections,
 shall secure equal representation of the two political parties which, at
 the  general election next preceding that for which such boards or offi
 cers are to serve, cast the highest  and  the  next  highest  number  of
 votes.  All  such  boards  and officers shall be appointed or elected in
 such manner, and upon the nomination of  such  representatives  of  said
 parties  respectively, as the legislature may direct AND SHALL HAVE SUCH
 OTHER QUALIFICATIONS FOR PERFORMING THEIR DUTIES AS THE LEGISLATURE  MAY
 DIRECT.  Existing laws on this subject shall continue until the legisla
 ture  shall  otherwise provide. This section shall not apply to town, or
 village elections.
 

S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
 referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
 next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 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.
 LBD89010-01-1

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