Assembly Bill A3848

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that the language used in a proposed amendment, proposition or question to be submitted to the people for approval shall be the in the legislation authorizing such submission; repealer

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-A3848 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4-108, rpld sub 3, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8722
2017-2018: A568
2019-2020: A1232
2021-2022: A6291

2015-A3848 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the language used in a proposed amendment, proposition or question to be submitted to the people for approval shall be in the legislation authorizing such submission.

2015-A3848 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3848

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Election Law

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:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section 4-108 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 136 of the laws  of  1978,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2.  The  form in which the proposed amendment, proposition or question
is to be submitted shall consist of only an abbreviated title indicating
generally and briefly, and in a clear and coherent  manner  using  words
with common and every-day meanings, the subject matter of the amendment,
proposition  or  question. SUCH FORM OF SUBMISSION SHALL BE SET FORTH IN
THE LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF SUCH  AMENDMENT,  PROPOSI-
TION OR QUESTION TO THE PEOPLE FOR THEIR APPROVAL. If more than one such
amendment, proposition or question is to be voted upon at such election,
each such amendment, proposition or question respectively shall be sepa-
rately and consecutively numbered.
  S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 4-108 of the election law is REPEALED.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06722-01-5


              

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