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A05591 Summary:

BILL NOA05591
 
SAME ASSAME AS S07314
 
SPONSORHawley
 
COSPNSRSmullen, Angelino, Gallahan, DeStefano, Byrnes, Manktelow, Brabenec, Giglio JM
 
MLTSPNSRDiPietro
 
 
Provides for a referendum on the question "Do you support the division of New York into two separate states?"
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A05591 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5591
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 22, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Local Governments
 
        AN  ACT  to provide for a referendum on the question "Do you support the
          division of New York into two separate states?"; and providing for the
          repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  There  shall be submitted to the voters of the state at a
     2  general election held on or before December 31, 2022 the following ques-
     3  tion: "Do you support  the  division  of  New  York  into  two  separate
     4  states?"
     5    §  2.  Such  question shall be submitted in the manner provided in the
     6  election law, and the provisions of such law, not inconsistent with this
     7  act, relating to the submission of  and  to  the  taking,  counting  and
     8  returning of the vote and canvassing the results upon a question submit-
     9  ted  pursuant to law to the voters of the state shall apply to the ques-
    10  tion herein required to be submitted. The ballots shall be in such  form
    11  as  prescribed  by  such  law.  When the board of elections   shall have
    12  completed its canvass of the results of the vote upon such question,  it
    13  shall  forthwith  certify  the results of the vote upon such question to
    14  the secretary of the senate and clerk of the assembly.
    15    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  January
    16  1,  2023  when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
    17  repealed.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02062-01-1
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