Bill Text: NY S05071 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Enlarges the definition of the term "election" for certain purposes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S05071 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S05071-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5071
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      May 3, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- 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  enlarging  the  defi-
         nition of the term "election" for certain purposes
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 14-100 of the  election  law,  as
    2  added  by chapter 8 of the laws of 1978 and redesignated by chapter 9 of
    3  the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
    4    11. "election" means all general, special and primary  elections,  but
    5  shall  not include elections provided for pursuant to the education law,
    6  special district elections, fire district elections or library  district
    7  elections  EXCEPT  THAT  IT  SHALL  INCLUDE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET VOTES
    8  PURSUANT TO SECTIONS TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-TWO  AND  TWENTY-SIX  HUNDRED
    9  ONE-A OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10847-01-1