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History
- Print number 4051a
- Amend and recommit to elections
- Referred to elections
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1150
- 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:S4051A
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 of bill
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, 2014; 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This bill creates a new unconsolidated law which would be automatically repealed and expire on January 1, 2015.
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
2009-10- A.8213 Referred to local governments 2007-08- A.6444, Referred to local governments 2005-06- A.4795, Held for consideration in Local Governments 2003-04- A.1980/S.1044, Referred to local governments 2001-02- A.3376/S.2012, Referred to Elections Committee 1999-00- A.4133/S.2332, Senate Elections Committee 1997-95- A.3597/S.2229, Senate Elections Committee 1995-96- A.2501/S.1717, Senate Elections Committee 1993-94- A.3528/S.2040, Senate Rules Committee 1991-92- A.10836/S.8749 Senate Rules Committee 1/14/12- A.1964 Referred to Elections
Fiscal implications
Minimal undetermined cost to counties to place an initiative on the ballot.
Effective date
Immediately.
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