Senate Bill S2123

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the form and content of designating petitions for the office of board of education member for the city school district of the city of Albany

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A3053 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S2123 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3053
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2502, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6637
2011-2012: A1382
2013-2014: S3826, A5182

2015-S2123 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to clarifying the form and content of designating petitions for the office of board of education member for the city school district of the city of Albany.

2015-S2123 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2123 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 2123                                                  A. 3053

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2015
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced by M. of A. FAHY, McDONALD -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  petitions  for  the
  office  of  board of education of the city school district of the city
  of Albany

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

  Section  1. Paragraph e of subdivision 9 of section 2502 of the educa-
tion law, as added by chapter 65 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read
as follows:
  e. Petitions for the nomination of members of such school board  shall
be on white paper containing the required signatures of qualified voters
of  the  city of Albany [who were registered to vote therein at the last
preceding general election]. The sheets of  such  a  petition  shall  be
numbered  consecutively,  beginning with number one, at the foot of each
sheet. Such a petition must set forth in every instance the correct date
of signing, the full name of the signer[,]  AND  his  [present]  OR  HER
residence[,  the  residence  from which he was registered at the time of
the last preceding general election, the ward of such residence at  such
time,  the  election  district  thereof  at such time. A signer need not
himself fill in the date, residence  or  residences,  ward  or  election
district.  The election district of the signer to be filled in the peti-
tion shall be the election district in effect at the time  of  the  last
preceding  general  election. If the residence from which the signer was
registered at the time of the last preceding  general  election  is  the
same  as  his present residence, the word "same" may be written, instead
of repeating the place of residence]. A SIGNER NEED ONLY  PLACE  HIS  OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00819-01-5

              

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