A5512-2011 Actions

• Apr 20, 2011: enacting clause stricken
• Feb 22, 2011: referred to cities

A5512-2011 Text

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

                                    5512

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              February 22, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced by M. of A. TOWNS, STEVENSON -- read once and referred to the
    Committee on Cities

  AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the qualifica-
    tions of council members

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


    Section 1. The New York city  charter  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
  section 21-a to read as follows:

    S  21-A. RESIDENCE QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS. NO PERSON SHALL SERVE AS
  A MEMBER UNLESS HE OR SHE IS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES AND,  EXCEPT
  AS  HEREINAFTER OTHERWISE PRESCRIBED, HAS BEEN A RESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL
  DISTRICT FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING HIS OR HER ELECTION
  AND CONTINUOUSLY THEREAFTER; IF ELECTED AT THE FIRST ELECTION NEXT ENSU-
  ING AFTER A READJUSTMENT OR ALTERATION OF DISTRICTS BECOMES EFFECTIVE, A
  PERSON, TO BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE AS A MEMBER, MUST HAVE BEEN  A  RESIDENT
  OF THE BOROUGH IN WHICH THE COUNCIL DISTRICT IS CONTAINED FOR THE TWELVE
  MONTHS  IMMEDIATELY  PRECEDING HIS OR HER ELECTION AND A RESIDENT OF THE
  DISTRICT UPON TAKING OFFICE AND CONTINUOUSLY THEREAFTER.
    S 2. This act shall effect immediately and shall apply to all  members
  elected on or after the date it shall have become a law.




   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD02680-01-1