Bill Text: NY S04744 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 4744 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Requires that a candidate's town or city of residence be published at least six days prior to an election rather than his or her address.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S04744 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S04744-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4744
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 18, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  O'MARA, LARKIN, RANZENHOFER, SEWARD -- 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 publication  of  candi-
         dates to be voted upon at an election
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 4-122  of  the  election  law,  as
    2  amended  by  chapter  359  of  the  laws  of 1989, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    1. The county board of elections shall  publish,  at  least  six  days
    5  before  an election, a list containing the name and TOWN OF residence of
    6  every candidate for public office to be voted for within  its  jurisdic-
    7  tion at such election.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10669-01-1