Assembly Bill A5277

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits certain elected officials from serving as delegates to the constitutional convention

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A5277 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง6-170, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A196
2013-2014: A921
2015-2016: A7415
2017-2018: A6692

2009-A5277 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, any state legislator, any elected county, city, town or village official, or any person who currently holds elective office from serving as a delegate to the constitutional convention.

2009-A5277 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5277

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, KOON, PAULIN, CALHOUN, FITZPATRICK, MAGEE,
  ALFANO,  GIGLIO, CLARK, BARRA, SCHROEDER, THIELE -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. BURLING, CHRISTENSEN, CONTE, CORWIN, CROUCH, DUPREY, HOYT,
  KOLB, LATIMER, McDONOUGH, MILLER, MOLINARO,  OAKS,  RAIA,  SAYWARD  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN  ACT  to  amend  the election law, in relation to prohibiting certain
  elected officials from serving  as  delegates  to  the  constitutional
  convention

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new  section  6-170
to read as follows:
  S  6-170. CONSTITUTIONAL DELEGATES. THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
ATTORNEY GENERAL, COMPTROLLER, ANY STATE LEGISLATOR, ANY ELECTED COUNTY,
CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE OFFICIAL OR ANY PERSON WHO CURRENTLY HOLDS  ELEC-
TIVE OFFICE SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO QUALIFY AS A CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATE
FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01643-01-9

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