Senate Bill S4193

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to absentee ballots for fire district elections

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

  • 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-S4193 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9892
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง175-b, Town L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1672, A1586
2013-2014: S2355, A2605
2015-2016: S2811, A4038
2017-2018: S2065
2019-2020: S3326

2009-S4193 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to absentee ballots for fire district elections.

2009-S4193 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4193 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4193

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 16, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to absentee ballots  for  fire
  district elections

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 175-b of the town law, as  amended
by chapter 401 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
  1. The board of fire commissioners of any fire district in which offi-
cers  are  elected,  [may]  SHALL,  by  resolution, provide for absentee
ballots for fire district elections, in accordance with  the  provisions
of  this  section.   Such resolution shall take effect at the first such
election held more than sixty days after its adoption [and shall contin-
ue in effect for  all  such  elections  until  a  subsequent  resolution
providing otherwise shall, in like manner, have taken effect].
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04660-01-9

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