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Senate Bill S1672

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to absentee ballots for fire district elections

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2011-S1672 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1586
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง175-b, Town L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4193, A3366, A9892
2013-2014: S2355, A2605
2015-2016: S2811, A4038
2017-2018: S2065
2019-2020: S3326

2011-S1672 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to absentee ballots for fire district elections.

2011-S1672 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1672 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 1672                                                  A. 1586

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2011
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
  ment

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- 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.
                                                           LBD00086-01-1

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