Assembly Actions -
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Jun 23, 2010 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.297 rules report cal.297 reported |
Jun 08, 2010 |
reported referred to rules |
Apr 13, 2010 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Feb 09, 2010 |
referred to local governments |
Assembly Bill A9892
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KAVANAGH
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Philip Ramos
2009-A9892 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A9892 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9892 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the town law, in relation to absentee ballots for fire district elections PURPOSE: To require absentee ballots for fire district elections. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends section 175-b of the Town Law to require the board of fire commissioners to provide absentee ballots for fire district elections. Section 2: Sets forth the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Currently, the law gives the board of fire commissioners of any fire district the option to use absentee ballots for fire district elections. This legislation would make absentee ballots manda- tory, ensuring that all qualified voters have an equal opportunity to have their voices heard in fire district elections. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2009: A3366 (Eddington) - Local Government. 2008: A7183 (Eddington) - Passed Assembly. 2007: A7183 (Eddington) - Passed Assembly. FISCAL IMPACT ON THE STATE: None. EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
2009-A9892 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9892 I N A S S E M B L Y February 9, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments 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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