Bill Text: NY A05496 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor by appointment of the governor subject to confirmation by majority vote in the senate and majority vote in the assembly.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-05 - opinion referred to judiciary [A05496 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A05496-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5496
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 24, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Governmental Operations
                   CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
       proposing an amendment to article 4 of the constitution, in relation  to
         the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor
    1    Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 6 of article
    2  4 of the constitution be amended by adding  a  new  fourth  undesignated
    3  paragraph to read as follows:
    4    IN  CASE OF VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR ALONE, DUE TO
    5  DEATH, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, OR ASCENSION TO  GOVERNOR,  THE
    6  OFFICE  OF  LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR SHALL BE FILLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
    7  TERM BY APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH  VACANCY,
    8  DEATH,  RESIGNATION,  REMOVAL  FROM  OFFICE,  OR  ASCENSION,  SUBJECT TO
    9  CONFIRMATION BY A MAJORITY VOTE IN THE SENATE AND A MAJORITY VOTE IN THE
   10  ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH APPOINTMENT.
   11    S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
   12  referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
   13  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
   14  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
   15  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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