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- Referred to election law
- Referred to election law
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Authorizes towns, fire districts, and improvement districts to delegate conduct of certain elections to county boards of elections
In Senate Committee · Elections · Sponsor Andrea Stewart-Cousins
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A492
Title of bill
An act to amend the election law, the county law, the town law, and the municipal home rule law, in relation to authorizing towns to delegate the conduct of special town elections to their respec- tive county boards of elections and authorizing fire districts and improvement districts to delegate the conduct of their elections to their respective county boards of elections
Purpose Or General Idea Of Bill:
The purpose of this bill is to permit towns, fire districts and special improvement districts to transfer responsibility for the conduct of elections to the board of elections.
Summary Of Specific Provisions:
Amends the Town Law, Election law, and County Law to allow towns and/or special districts to adopt a resolution, subject to a permissive refer- endum, transferring responsibility for conduct of elections to the coun- ty board of elections.
Justification:
In 1989, legislation was signed into law allowing villages to adopt a resolution, subject to a permissive referendum. transferring responsi- bility for village elections to the county board of elections. This legislation would extend those same privileges to towns and special districts. Permitting towns and special districts to transfer these functions would help streamline the election process and promote greater governmental efficiency. This bill is optional and transfers would occur solely at the discretion of the town board or district board of commis- sioners.
Prior Legislative History: A10125
2002: A.5515 - Passed Assembly 2003-04: A.3962- Passed Assembly 2008: A.10128 referred to election law
Fiscal Implications For State And Local Governments:
None to the State, counties would only incur costs at their discretion
Effective Date:
This act shall take effect on the first of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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