NY S08069 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 15 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-27 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Pending: Assembly Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Provides for recall; provides that any state or local officer, including the governor, lieutenant governor, comptroller, attorney general and state legislators may be recalled; requires a petition for recall of a statewide officer to be signed by electors equal in number to fifteen percent of the votes case in the last election for the office with signatures in each of the twenty-seven congressional districts equal in number to five percent of the last vote for the office in the district; makes related provisions.

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Title

Provides for recall; provides that any state or local officer, including the governor, lieutenant governor, comptroller, attorney general and state legislators may be recalled; requires a petition for recall of a statewide officer to be signed by electors equal in number to fifteen percent of the votes case in the last election for the office with signatures in each of the twenty-seven congressional districts equal in number to five percent of the last vote for the office in the district; makes related provisions.

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-07-27AssemblyOPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
2016-06-22AssemblyTO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
2016-06-15Assemblyreferred to judiciary
2016-06-15SenateDELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2016-06-15SenatePASSED SENATE
2016-06-15SenateORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1849
2016-06-09SenateREFERRED TO RULES

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