Senate Bill S6968

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to villages with November elections conducting referenda

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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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2021-S6968 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7890
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Village Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §9-902, Vil L

2021-S6968 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that for villages that hold their general election on the general election day in November, if such petition be filed on or after the first day of June and on or before the first day of August, a proposition for the approval of such act or resolution shall be submitted at the general village election date in November of that year; makes related provisions.

2021-S6968 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6968 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6968
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the village law, in relation to villages  with  November
   elections conducting referenda
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 9-902 of the village law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
   6-A. FOR VILLAGES THAT HOLD THEIR GENERAL  ELECTIONS  ON  THE  GENERAL
 ELECTION  DAY  IN  NOVEMBER,  IF  SUCH PETITION BE FILED ON OR AFTER THE
 FIRST DAY OF JUNE AND ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST,  A  PROPOSI-
 TION  FOR  THE  APPROVAL OF SUCH ACT OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE SUBMITTED AT
 THE GENERAL VILLAGE ELECTION  DATE  IN  NOVEMBER  OF  THAT  YEAR.    FOR
 VILLAGES  THAT  HOLD THEIR GENERAL ELECTIONS ON THE GENERAL ELECTION DAY
 IN NOVEMBER, IF SUCH PETITION BE FILED AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST AND
 BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE, A PROPOSITION FOR THE APPROVAL OF SUCH ACT
 OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE SUBMITTED AT THE SPECIAL VILLAGE ELECTION  TO  BE
 HELD NOT LESS THAN TEN NOR MORE THAN SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE FILING OF SUCH
 PETITION.
   §  2.  Severability.  If  any provision of this act or the application
 thereof shall for any reason be  adjudged  by  any  court  of  competent
 jurisdiction  to  be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or
 invalidate the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in its oper-
 ation to the provision thereof directly involved in the  controversy  in
 which such judgment shall have been rendered.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11593-01-1

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