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BILL NUMBER:S4804
Title of bill
An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to the filling of vacancies in elective offices
Purpose
This bill would require the governor to call a special election when a vacancy occurs in an elective office.
Summary of provisions
Subdivision 3 of section 42 of the public officers law as amended would require the governor to issue a proclamation for a special election to fill an office that has been vacated.
The governor must make a proclamation of a special election within ten days after certification of the vacancy and must specify the district or county in which the election is to be held and the day which shall not be less than seventy nor more than eighty days from the date of the proclamation. The governor cannot issue a special election proclamation if such special election will occur less than thirty days before a general election.
Justification
This bill ensures that constituents in the area where there is a vacated elective office will not go without representation for an unreasonable period of time. In 2009, Governor Patterson delayed calling a special election in the 29th Congressional District for nearly 8 months after the office was vacated. This delay caused the residents of the 29th Congressional District to be unrepresented in congress for an unreasonably extended period of time. This bill ensures that residents in a district will be represented by requiring that a special election be called within a reasonable period of time.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
Cost of special elections to counties.
Effective date
Immediately.
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