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NY A04423
Bill
Status
2/3/2011
Primary Sponsor
Peter Rivera
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AI Summary
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Prohibits at-large elections for all members of town and village governing bodies, requiring instead that each member be elected from a separate ward
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Mandates county boards of elections to divide towns and villages into a number of wards equal to the number of governing body members, with approximately equal eligible voter populations in each ward
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Requires the Department of State and Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment to assist boards of elections in implementing ward systems
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Allows towns and villages to petition jointly to the Secretary of State and Attorney General for a one-time exemption from ward requirements for the first general election after September 1, 2013, if unable to comply
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Requires ward boundaries to be reapportioned in the same year as congressional, assembly, and senate districts; mandates Attorney General to report on exemptions granted in 2014, 2015, and 2016
Legislative Description
Prohibits, for elections after September 1, 2013, the at large election of members of town and village legislative bodies; requires county boards of elections to establish wards for such elections; provides for one time exemption for the first such election; requires reapportionment every 10 years.
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
9/4/2012