Bill Text: NY A10757 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the composition of boards of elections.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-26 - to attorney-general for opinion [A10757 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A10757-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         10757
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 18, 2012
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       Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Kavanagh,
         Perry, Robinson, Thiele, Tobacco) -- read once  and  referred  to  the
         Committee on Election Law
                   CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
       proposing an amendment to section 8 of article 2 of the constitution, in
         relation to the composition of boards of elections
    1    Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 8 of article
    2  2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
    3    S 8. All laws creating, regulating or  affecting  boards  or  officers
    4  charged  with  the duty of qualifying voters, or of distributing ballots
    5  to voters, or of receiving, recording or counting  votes  at  elections,
    6  shall secure equal representation of the two political parties which, at
    7  the  general election next preceding that for which such boards or offi-
    8  cers are to serve, cast the highest  and  the  next  highest  number  of
    9  votes.  All  such  boards  and officers shall be appointed or elected in
   10  such manner, and upon the nomination of  such  representatives  of  said
   11  parties  respectively, as the legislature may direct AND SHALL HAVE SUCH
   12  OTHER QUALIFICATIONS FOR PERFORMING THEIR DUTIES AS THE LEGISLATURE  MAY
   13  DIRECT.  Existing laws on this subject shall continue until the legisla-
   14  ture  shall  otherwise provide. This section shall not apply to town, or
   15  village elections.
   16    S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
   17  referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
   18  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
   19  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
   20  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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