Bill Text: NY A03607 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the governor to appoint a lieutenant-governor subject to confirmation by the legislature.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-31 - held for consideration in governmental operations [A03607 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A03607-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 26, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, PAULIN, LANCMAN, GABRYSZAK, CASTRO,
JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GIBSON, MAYERSOHN, TOWNS --
read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the appointment
of a lieutenant-governor
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 43 of the public officers law, as renumbered by
2 chapter 649 of the laws of 1922, is amended to read as follows:
3 S 43. Filling other vacancies. 1. If a vacancy shall occur, otherwise
4 than by expiration of term, with no provision of law for filling the
5 same, if the office be elective, the governor shall appoint a person to
6 execute the duties thereof until the vacancy shall be filled by an
7 election. But if the term of such officer shall expire with the calendar
8 year in which the appointment shall be made, or if the office be appoin-
9 tive, the appointee shall hold for the residue of the term.
10 2. IN THE CASE OF A VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR,
11 THE GOVERNOR SHALL NOMINATE A LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR WHO SHALL TAKE OFFICE
12 UPON CONFIRMATION BY SEPARATE MAJORITY VOTES IN EACH HOUSE OF THE STATE
13 LEGISLATURE.
14 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06364-01-1
