A2428-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to election law
• Jan 18, 2011: referred to election law

A2428-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    2428

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              January 18, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
    tee on Election Law

  AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the terms of office  of
    election commissioners

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  3-202  of  the  election  law  is
  amended to read as follows:

    1.  The term of office of an election commissioner shall be [two] FOUR
  years beginning January first of each odd numbered year [except that  in
  the  city  of  New  York and the county of Schenectady the term shall be
  four years beginning on January first of  each  alternate  odd  numbered
  year. The county legislative body of any other county may determine that
  the  commissioners  of  elections thereafter appointed shall serve for a
  term of four years. Such determination may be rescinded by a  subsequent
  action  of  the  county  legislative body which shall take effect at the
  expiration of the terms of the commissioners then in office].
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
  elections occurring on and after November 1, 2011.





   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD02484-01-1