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NY S08838
Bill
Status
7/21/2020
Primary Sponsor
James Skoufis
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AI Summary
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Amends the Municipal Home Rule Law to redefine "population" as "residents" only, removing the previous inclusion of "citizens" and "registered voters"
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Maintains the provision that incarcerated individuals in state correctional facilities are not counted as residents of the municipality where the facility is located
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Requires population bases for apportionment plans to use the latest official statistical enumeration data collected uniformly across all residents of the local government
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Relates to the definition of "population" for purposes of providing substantially equal weight for the population of that local government in the allocation of representation in the local legislative body.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
7/21/2020