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BILL NUMBER:A10016
Title of bill
An act to amend the village law, in relation to increas- ing the number of days for filing a permissive referendum on a petition from thirty to forty-five days and to decrease the percentage of elec- tors required to sign a petition from twenty percent to ten percent of electors in the village
Purpose of the bill
This bill would make the permissive referendum criteria in the village law the same as town law.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends section 9-902 of the village law to increase the petition period from thirty to forty-five days and decrease the percentage of signatures need from twenty to ten percent.
Section 2 relates to the effective date.
Justification
This bill will make the Village Law and the Town Law uniform in relation to a referendum on petition. Both the towns and villages will now require 45 days to get a petition signed and ten percent of the elector's signatures on the petition.
Prior legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications for state
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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