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A09923 Summary:

BILL NO	A09923
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	Buchwald
COSPNSR	Santabarbara, Paulin, Niou, Galef, Seawright, Blake, Jaffee, Montesano, Crouch, Byrne, Gunther, Rivera, Gottfried, Magee, Skoufis, Davila, Weprin, Glick, Pellegrino
MLTSPNSR	Cook, Hikind, Lupardo, Miller B, Miller ML, Simon, Thiele, Wright
Amd §7-110, El L
Relates to ballot proposals.

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A09923 Actions:

BILL NO	A09923
02/23/2018	referred to election law
03/27/2018	reported
03/29/2018	advanced to third reading cal.730
04/16/2018	passed assembly
04/16/2018	delivered to senate
04/16/2018	REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

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A09923 Committee Votes:

Committee:ELECTION LAW   Chair:Lavine      
DATE:03/27/2018AYE/NAY:15/0  Action: Favorable         
Lavine
Aye
Norris
Aye
Galef
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Lifton
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Blake
Aye
Walker
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Vanel
Aye
Taylor
Absent

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A09923 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A9923
 
SPONSOR: Buchwald

 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the election law, in relation to
ballot proposals
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
To better inform voters as to important ballot questions when a ballot
is two sided.
 
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
 
This bill amends section 7-110 of the election law to provide clear
instructions to voters if the ballot is two-sided.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
It is almost always necessary to place ballot questions on the side of
the ballot opposite the side of the ballot where candidates appear.
This bill ensures voters are appropriately informed when their ballot is
a two-sided ballot.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
New bill.
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
None
 
 
EFFECTS ON FINES,TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT AND OTHER PENAL SANCTIONS:
 
None
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the fifteenth day of December after it
shall become law.

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