Bill Text: NY A01978 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for a referendum on the question "Do you support the division of New York into two separate states?".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to local governments [A01978 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A01978-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1978

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 23, 2023
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. HAWLEY, SMULLEN, ANGELINO, GALLAHAN, DeSTEFANO,
          BYRNES, MANKTELOW, BRABENEC, J. M. GIGLIO -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.
          of  A.    DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local
          Governments

        AN ACT to provide for a referendum on the question "Do you  support  the
          division of New York into two separate states?"; and providing for the
          repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. There shall be submitted to the voters of the  state  at  a
     2  general election held on or before December 31, 2024 the following ques-
     3  tion:  "Do  you  support  the  division  of  New  York into two separate
     4  states?"
     5    § 2. Such question shall be submitted in the manner  provided  in  the
     6  election law, and the provisions of such law, not inconsistent with this
     7  act,  relating  to  the  submission  of  and to the taking, counting and
     8  returning of the vote and canvassing the results upon a question submit-
     9  ted pursuant to law to the voters of the state shall apply to the  ques-
    10  tion  herein required to be submitted. The ballots shall be in such form
    11  as prescribed by such law. When the  board  of  elections    shall  have
    12  completed  its canvass of the results of the vote upon such question, it
    13  shall forthwith certify the results of the vote upon  such  question  to
    14  the secretary of the senate and clerk of the assembly.
    15    §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire January
    16  1, 2025 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall  be  deemed
    17  repealed.


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