Bill Text: NY A02482 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the election law, in relation to the appointment of commissioners of elections

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-09 - held for consideration in election law [A02482 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A02482-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2482
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 16, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Election Law
       AN ACT to amend the election law, in  relation  to  the  appointment  of
         commissioners of elections
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 3-204  of  the  election  law,  as
    2  amended  by  chapter  455  of  the  laws  of 1984, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    4. Commissioners of [election] ELECTIONS shall  be  appointed  by  the
    5  county  legislative  body, or in the city of New York, by the city coun-
    6  cil.   Provided, however, that [if a  legislative  body  shall  fail  to
    7  appoint  any  person recommended by a party for appointment as a commis-
    8  sioner pursuant to this section, within thirty days after the filing  of
    9  a  certificate  of  recommendation  with such legislative body, then the
   10  members of such legislative body who are members of the political  party
   11  which  filed  such  certificate  may appoint such person. If none of the
   12  persons named in any of  the  certificates  filed  by  a  party  are  so
   13  appointed  within  sixty  days after the filing of any such certificate,
   14  then such party may file another certificate within  thirty  days  after
   15  the  expiration  of  any  such sixty day period recommending a different
   16  person for such appointment. If a party  fails  to  file  a  certificate
   17  within  the time prescribed by this section, the members of the legisla-
   18  tive body who are members of such party may appoint any eligible  person
   19  to  such  office]  THE  LEGISLATIVE BODY SHALL AUTOMATICALLY APPROVE ANY
   20  RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTIONS BY A PARTY.
   21    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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