Senate Bill S3505

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides that certain local elections held outside of New York City shall be in an even-numbered year

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Current Bill Status Via A4282 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2023-S3505 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4282
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-104, El L; amd §80, Town L; amd §17-1703-a, Vil L; amd §400, County L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4669
2015-2016: S872
2017-2018: S382
2019-2020: S151
2021-2022: S6197, A8560

2023-S3505 - Summary

Provides that certain local elections outside of New York City shall be in an even-numbered year.

2023-S3505 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3505 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3505
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SKOUFIS, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law, the village law, the county  law  and  the
   election law, in relation to moving certain elections to even-numbered
   years

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 80 of the town law is amended to read as follows:
   § 80. Biennial town elections. [Except as otherwise provided  in  this
 chapter,  a]  A biennial town election for the election of town officers
 and for the consideration of such questions as may be  proposed  by  the
 town board or the duly qualified electors, pursuant to the provisions of
 this  chapter,  shall  be  held on the Tuesday next succeeding the first
 Monday in November of every [odd-numbered] EVEN-NUMBERED year. All other
 town elections are special elections. A town election  or  special  town
 election  held pursuant to this chapter, shall be construed as a substi-
 tute, for a town meeting or a special town meeting  heretofore  provided
 to  be  held  by  law,  and  a reference in any law to a town meeting or
 special town meeting shall be construed as referring to a town  election
 or special town election.
   § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 17-1703-a of the village law, as amended
 by chapter 513 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  In  any  case in which the proposition provided for in subdivision
 one of this section shall have resulted in favor of the local government
 operating principally as a town, then, at the regular  village  election
 next ensuing, all offices to be filled thereat shall be filled for terms
 to  end at the conclusion of the then current calendar year. The term of
 office of each other elected  village  office  shall  also  end  at  the
 conclusion  of said then current calendar year, notwithstanding that any
 such term of office originally extended beyond such date. The offices of
 supervisor, four town council members and two  town  justices  shall  be
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06852-01-3
              

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2023-S3505A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4282
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-104, El L; amd §80, Town L; amd §17-1703-a, Vil L; amd §400, County L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4669
2015-2016: S872
2017-2018: S382
2019-2020: S151
2021-2022: S6197, A8560

2023-S3505A - Summary

Provides that certain local elections outside of New York City shall be in an even-numbered year.

2023-S3505A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3505A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3505--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SKOUFIS, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Elections  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law, the village law, the county law,  and  the
   municipal  home  rule  law, in relation to moving certain elections to
   even-numbered years
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 80 of the town law is amended to read as follows:
   §  80.  Biennial town elections. [Except as otherwise provided in this
 chapter, a] NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF  ANY  GENERAL,  SPECIAL  OR
 LOCAL  LAW,  CHARTER, CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, RULE OR REGULATION TO
 THE CONTRARY,  A  biennial  town  election  for  the  election  of  town
 officers,  OTHER THAN TOWN JUSTICES OR ANY TOWN OFFICE WITH A THREE-YEAR
 TERM PRIOR TO JANUARY FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE,  and  for  the
 consideration  of such questions as may be proposed by the town board or
 the duly qualified electors, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter,
 shall be held on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday in  Novem-
 ber of every [odd-numbered] EVEN-NUMBERED year. All other town elections
 are  special  elections.  A  town election or special town election held
 pursuant to this chapter, shall be construed as a substitute, for a town
 meeting or a special town meeting heretofore provided to be held by law,
 and a reference in any law to a town meeting  or  special  town  meeting
 shall  be  construed  as  referring  to  a town election or special town
 election. ANY TOWN COMPLETELY COTERMINOUS WITH A VILLAGE SHALL  CONTINUE
 TO ELECT ITS OFFICERS, INCLUDING TOWN JUSTICES, IN ODD-NUMBERED YEARS IF
 BOTH SUCH VILLAGE AND TOWN LAST HELD SUCH ELECTIONS IN  AN  ODD-NUMBERED
 YEAR PRIOR TO JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE.
   § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 17-1703-a of the village law, as amended
 by chapter 513 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06852-11-3
              

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2023-S3505B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4282
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-104, El L; amd §80, Town L; amd §17-1703-a, Vil L; amd §400, County L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4669
2015-2016: S872
2017-2018: S382
2019-2020: S151
2021-2022: S6197, A8560

2023-S3505B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that certain local elections outside of New York City shall be in an even-numbered year.

2023-S3505B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3505B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3505--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SKOUFIS, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Elections  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the town law, the village law, the county law, and the
   municipal home rule law, in relation to moving  certain  elections  to
   even-numbered years
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 80 of the town law is amended to read as follows:
   § 80. Biennial town elections. [Except as otherwise provided  in  this
 chapter,  a]  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR
 LOCAL LAW, CHARTER, CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, RULE OR  REGULATION  TO
 THE  CONTRARY,  A  biennial  town  election  for  the  election  of town
 officers, OTHER THAN TOWN JUSTICES OR ANY TOWN OFFICE WITH A  THREE-YEAR
 TERM  PRIOR  TO  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, and for the
 consideration of such questions as may be proposed by the town board  or
 the duly qualified electors, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter,
 shall  be held on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday in Novem-
 ber of every [odd-numbered] EVEN-NUMBERED year. All other town elections
 are special elections. A town election or  special  town  election  held
 pursuant to this chapter, shall be construed as a substitute, for a town
 meeting or a special town meeting heretofore provided to be held by law,
 and  a  reference  in  any law to a town meeting or special town meeting
 shall be construed as referring to  a  town  election  or  special  town
 election. ANY TOWN COMPLETELY COTERMINOUS WITH A VILLAGE SHALL  CONTINUE
 TO ELECT ITS OFFICERS, INCLUDING TOWN JUSTICES, IN ODD-NUMBERED YEARS IF
 BOTH  SUCH  VILLAGE AND TOWN LAST HELD SUCH ELECTIONS IN AN ODD-NUMBERED
 YEAR PRIOR TO JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06852-13-3
 S. 3505--B                          2
              

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