Bill Text: NY S05959 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that the language used in a proposed amendment, proposition or question to be submitted to the people for approval shall be in the legislation authorizing such submission.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-23 - referred to election law [S05959 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S05959-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5959
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   October 18, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  language  used  in  a
         proposed  amendment,  proposition  or  question to be submitted to the
         people for their approval; and to repeal certain  provisions  of  such
         law relating thereto
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 4-108  of  the  election  law,  as
    2  amended  by  chapter  136  of  the  laws  of 1978, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    2. The form in which the proposed amendment, proposition  or  question
    5  is to be submitted shall consist of only an abbreviated title indicating
    6  generally  and  briefly,  and in a clear and coherent manner using words
    7  with common and every-day meanings, the subject matter of the amendment,
    8  proposition or question. SUCH FORM OF SUBMISSION SHALL BE SET  FORTH  IN
    9  THE  LEGISLATION  AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF SUCH AMENDMENT, PROPOSI-
   10  TION OR QUESTION TO THE PEOPLE FOR THEIR APPROVAL. If more than one such
   11  amendment, proposition or question is to be voted upon at such election,
   12  each such amendment, proposition or question respectively shall be sepa-
   13  rately and consecutively numbered.
   14    S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 4-108 of the election law is REPEALED.
   15    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11955-03-3