Bill Text: NY S00712 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for a referendum on the question "Do you support the division of New York into two separate states?"

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S00712 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S00712-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          712
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 5, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
       AN ACT to provide for a referendum on the question "Do you  support  the
         division of New York into two separate states?"; and providing for the
         repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. At the request of the county legislature or  other  similar
    2  governing  body  of any county, there shall be submitted by the board of
    3  elections of such county to the voters  of  such  county  at  a  general
    4  election held on or before December 31, 2012 the following question: "Do
    5  you support the division of New York into two separate states?"
    6    S  2.  Such  question shall be submitted in the manner provided in the
    7  election law, and the provisions of such law, not inconsistent with this
    8  act, relating to the submission of  and  to  the  taking,  counting  and
    9  returning of the vote and canvassing the results upon a question submit-
   10  ted  pursuant to law to the voters of the state shall apply to the ques-
   11  tion herein required to be submitted. The ballots shall be in such  form
   12  as  prescribed  by  such  law.  When  a  board of elections   shall have
   13  completed its canvass of the results of the vote upon such question,  it
   14  shall  forthwith  certify  the results of the vote upon such question to
   15  the secretary of the senate and clerk of the assembly.
   16    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  January
   17  1,  2013  when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
   18  repealed.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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