Senate Bill S3094

2011-2012 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections 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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2011-S3094 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A196
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง6-170, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5277
2013-2014: A921
2015-2016: A7415
2017-2018: A6692

2011-S3094 (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.

2011-S3094 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3094 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3094

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 8, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

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.
                                                           LBD00355-01-1

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