Bill Text: NY S00460 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for submission to the state board of election by the county boards of election of the master ballot layout for all elections for statewide office, constitutional amendments and all questions provided by law to be submitted to a statewide vote.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S00460 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S00460-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          460
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
       AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to ballot proposals
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  7-104 of the election law is amended by adding a
    2  new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
    3    11. WHENEVER CANDIDATES FOR STATEWIDE OFFICE APPEAR ON A BALLOT,  SUCH
    4  MASTER  BALLOT  LAYOUT  SHALL  BE  SUBMITTED  BY  EACH  COUNTY  BOARD OF
    5  ELECTIONS TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS  FOR  APPROVAL  PRIOR  TO  THE
    6  PRINTING OF SUCH BALLOT.
    7    S  2.  Section 7-110 of the election law, as amended by chapter 647 of
    8  the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
    9    S 7-110. Ballots; form for ballot proposals.  Ballot  proposals  shall
   10  appear  on  the  voting  machine or ballot in a separate section. At the
   11  left of, or below or above, each proposal shall appear two voting levers
   12  or two voting squares, each at least one-half inch square. Next  to  the
   13  first  lever  or square shall be printed the word "Yes," and next to the
   14  second lever or square shall be printed the  word  "No."  The  proposals
   15  shall  be  numbered  consecutively  on the voting machine or ballot. The
   16  number of each proposal shall appear in front of its designation  as  an
   17  amendment, proposition or question in the following form: "Proposal one,
   18  an  amendment; proposal two, a proposition; proposal three, a question".
   19  WHENEVER ANY PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION  OR  OTHER  QUESTION
   20  PROVIDED  BY  LAW  TO  BE  SUBMITTED TO A STATEWIDE VOTE IS PRINTED ON A
   21  BALLOT, SUCH MASTER BALLOT LAYOUT SHALL  BE  SUBMITTED  BY  EACH  COUNTY
   22  BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO
   23  THE PRINTING OF SUCH BALLOT.
   24    S 3. 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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