Assembly Bill A1368

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for a special election, at the discretion of the governor, to fill vacancies in the office of comptroller and attorney-general

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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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2013-A1368 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3008
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง41 & 42, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A581, S2929
2011-2012: A4350, S4113
2015-2016: A1526, S1969
2017-2018: A927, S1231
2019-2020: A538, S2045
2021-2022: A708, S3781
2023-2024: S1514

2013-A1368 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a special election, at the discretion of the governor, to fill vacancies in the office of comptroller and attorney-general.

2013-A1368 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1368

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CAHILL, BENEDETTO, BRENNAN, CUSICK, GALEF, GOTT-
  FRIED, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, LUPARDO, MAGEE, MAISEL, ORTIZ, PEOPLES-STOKES,
  GABRYSZAK, KAVANAGH, CAMARA, THIELE, PAULIN, CROUCH, CORWIN --  Multi-
  Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. COLTON, DUPREY, LAVINE, P. LOPEZ, MILLMAN,
  RAIA, ROSENTHAL, SCHIMEL, SWEENEY -- read once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to vacancies in the
  office of comptroller or attorney-general

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

  Section 1. Section 41 of the public officers law, as amended by  chap-
ter 91 of the laws of 1928, is amended to read as follows:
  S 41. Vacancies  [filled  by legislature] IN THE OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER
OR ATTORNEY-GENERAL. When a vacancy occurs or  exists[,  other  than  by
removal,] in the office of comptroller or attorney-general, [or a resig-
nation  of  either  such  officer to take effect at any future day shall
have been made while the legislature is in session, the two houses ther-
eof, by joint ballot, shall appoint a person  to  fill  such  actual  or
prospective  vacancy]  THE  GOVERNOR  MAY  IN HIS OR HER DISCRETION MAKE
PROCLAMATION OF A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL SUCH OFFICE,  SPECIFYING  THE
DATE  OF SUCH ELECTION, WHICH SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN FORTY-FIVE NOR MORE
THAN SIXTY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE PROCLAMATION.
  S 2. Subdivision 4-a of section 42 of  the  public  officers  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  373  of  the  laws  of 1978, is amended to read as
follows:
  4-a. If a vacancy occurs in the office of United States  senator  from
this  state  [in  any even numbered calendar year on or after the fifty-
ninth day prior to the annual primary  election,  or  thereafter  during
said even numbered year, the governor shall make a temporary appointment
to  fill such vacancy until the third day of January in the year follow-

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

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