Provides for the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor by appointment of the governor subject to confirmation by majority vote in the senate and majority vote in the assembly.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, CASTRO -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to filling vacan-
cies in the office of lieutenant-governor
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section
2 44 to read as follows:
3 § 44. Filling vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor. In case
4 of vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor alone, due to death,
5 resignation, removal from office, or ascension to governor, the office
6 of lieutenant-governor shall be filled for the remainder of the term by
7 appointment of the governor within thirty days of such vacancy, death,
8 resignation, removal from office, or ascension, subject to confirmation
9 by a majority vote in the senate and a majority vote in the assembly to
10 be held within thirty days of such appointment.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04513-01-3
