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History
- Referred to elections
- Referred to elections
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Provides for a referendum on the question "Do you support the division of New York into two separate states? "
In Assembly Committee · Local Governments · Sponsor Stephen Hawley
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BILL NUMBER:S712
Title of bill
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
Purpose
To allow individual counties to place an initiative on their ballot to poll their citizens as to whether they support the division of New York into two separate states.
Summary of provisions
This bill would permit the county board of elections of each county in New York State, at the request of the county legislature or other similar governing body, to place a non-binding initiative on their county ballot, before December 31, 2011, as to whether the citizens of the county would support the division of New York into two separate states.
Effects of present law which this bill would alter
This bill creates a new unconsolidated law which would be automatically repealed and expire on January 1, 2012.
Justification
Presently, there is a large degree of apparent support for dividing New York into two separate states, so as to separate the distinct social and political concerns between upstate and downstate New York. This bill would help to measure this apparent support by permitting county boards of elections to place an initiative on their ballot to poll the citizens of their county on this issue.
Legislative history
2009 - 2010 Referred to Senate Elections Committee
Fiscal implications
Minimal undetermined cost to counties to place an initiative on the ballot.
Effective date
Immediately, with provisions.
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