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                                         5277

                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                   February 11, 2009
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       Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, KOON, PAULIN, CALHOUN, FITZPATRICK, MAGEE,
         ALFANO,  GIGLIO, CLARK, BARRA, SCHROEDER, THIELE -- Multi-Sponsored by
         -- M. of A. BURLING, CHRISTENSEN, CONTE, CORWIN, CROUCH, DUPREY, HOYT,
         KOLB, LATIMER, McDONOUGH, MILLER, MOLINARO,  OAKS,  RAIA,  SAYWARD  --
         read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

       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:

    1    Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new  section  6-170
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  6-170. CONSTITUTIONAL DELEGATES. THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
    4  ATTORNEY GENERAL, COMPTROLLER, ANY STATE LEGISLATOR, ANY ELECTED COUNTY,
    5  CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE OFFICIAL OR ANY PERSON WHO CURRENTLY HOLDS  ELEC-
    6  TIVE OFFICE SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO QUALIFY AS A CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATE
    7  FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
    8    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    9  have become a law.





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