Provides that the text to be used in a proposed amendment, proposition or question to be submitted to the people for approval shall be in the legislation proposing such amendment, proposition or question and shall not be altered without approval by the legislature.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4757
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 27, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to language used in a
proposed amendment, proposition or question to be submitted to the
people for their approval; and to repeal certain provisions of such
law relating thereto
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 4-108 of the election law, as
2 amended by chapter 136 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 2. The form in which the proposed amendment, proposition or question
5 is to be submitted shall consist of only an abbreviated title indicating
6 generally and briefly, and in a clear and coherent manner using words
7 with common and every-day meanings, the subject matter of the amendment,
8 proposition or question. The text of the amendment, proposition or ques-
9 tion to be submitted to the people for their approval pursuant to subdi-
10 vision one of this section shall be included in the text of the legis-
11 lation proposing such amendment, proposition or question. The text of
12 such proposed amendment, proposition or question to be submitted to the
13 people for their approval shall not be altered without the approval of
14 the legislature. If more than one such amendment, proposition or ques-
15 tion is to be voted upon at such election, each such amendment, proposi-
16 tion or question respectively shall be separately and consecutively
17 numbered.
18 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 4-108 of the election law is REPEALED.
19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09661-01-7
