STATE OF NEW YORK
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5512
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 22, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. TOWNS, STEVENSON -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the qualifica-
tions of council members
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The New York city charter is amended by adding a new
2 section 21-a to read as follows:
3 § 21-a. Residence qualifications of members. No person shall serve as
4 a member unless he or she is a citizen of the United States and, except
5 as hereinafter otherwise prescribed, has been a resident of the council
6 district for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election
7 and continuously thereafter; if elected at the first election next ensu-
8 ing after a readjustment or alteration of districts becomes effective, a
9 person, to be eligible to serve as a member, must have been a resident
10 of the borough in which the council district is contained for the twelve
11 months immediately preceding his or her election and a resident of the
12 district upon taking office and continuously thereafter.
13 § 2. This act shall effect immediately and shall apply to all members
14 elected on or after the date it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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