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A3124Assembly2017-2018 Session

Let Voters Weigh City Charters

Official title

“Repeals certain provisions regarding adoption of new or revised city charter proposed by charter commission which limit submission of questions to city's electors”

Sponsor Richard GottfriedAD-75+8 co-sponsorsAffects Local Government
Status
Assembly Floor Calendar
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 3 of 7

Floor calendar · Jan 3

What's happening

This bill repeals restrictions that prevent cities from submitting certain questions to voters when a charter commission question is already on the ballot.

Why it matters

  1. Empowers local democracy. by allowing cities to put additional questions before voters, even if a charter commission question is already on the ballot, increasing community input on local governance.

  2. Gives city governments and residents more flexibility. to address multiple or urgent local issues in a single election cycle, rather than being forced to wait for separate elections due to prior restrictions.

  3. Could streamline reform efforts. by letting voters consider both charter changes and other local matters simultaneously, potentially speeding up the adoption of needed policies or reforms.

  4. May lead to a more complex ballot. , requiring voters to consider several important issues at once, which could raise the stakes for civic engagement and informed voting.

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Let Voters Weigh City Charters

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Richard Gottfried

Assembly Member · Assembly District 75

History

  1. Ordered to third reading cal.253
  2. Advanced to third reading cal.196
  3. Reported
  4. Referred to cities

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

3124

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 26, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, FARRELL, GLICK, DINOWITZ, HIKIND, COLTON, WEPRIN, SEPULVEDA, CARROLL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, PERRY, RODRIGUEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to repeal paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of subdivision 5 of section

36 of the municipal home rule law, relating to limitations on the submitting of a question to the qualified electors of a city when there is a question submitted by a charter commission

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of subdivision 5 of section 36 of the municipal home rule law are REPEALED.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

REPEAL NOTE.--Paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of subdivision 5 of section

of the municipal home rule law proposed to be repealed by this act

provides limitations including prohibition on submission by local law,

ordinance, resolution or petition of a question to the qualified elec-

tors of a city when any question is submitted by a charter commission.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD02601-01-7

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