Assembly Actions -
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Feb 08, 2024 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A9162
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GALLAGHER
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
2023-A9162 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A9162 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the removal of an election commissioner by the governor or by affirmative vote of a majority of commissioners of the state board of elections for incompetence, misconduct, or other good cause, provided that prior to removal, such election commissioner shall be given a written copy of the charges against them and have an opportunity to be heard in their defense.
2023-A9162 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9162 I N A S S E M B L Y February 8, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALLAGHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the removal of an election commissioner THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 3-200 of the election law is amended to read as follows: 7. An election commissioner may be removed from office by the governor [for cause in the same manner as a sheriff] OR BY AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS FOR INCOMPE- TENCE, MISCONDUCT, OR OTHER GOOD CAUSE, PROVIDED THAT PRIOR TO REMOVAL, SUCH ELECTION COMMISSIONER SHALL BE GIVEN A WRITTEN COPY OF THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM OR HER AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD IN HIS OR HER DEFENSE. Any vacancy so resulting shall be filled in a manner prescribed by this article for filling vacancies. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03653-03-3
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