New York A 4339: Establishes a pilot project for the placement of inmates close to home

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A04339 Summary:

BILL NOA04339 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMorinello

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COSPNSRBarclay, Brabenec, DeStefano, McDonough, Miller

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 4 §1, add Art 4 §1-a, Constn

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Establishes a county representation system for electing the governor and lieutenant-governor within the state.

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02/04/2025referred to judiciary

02/10/2025to attorney-general for opinion

03/03/2025opinion referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

01/08/2026to attorney-general for opinion

01/30/2026opinion referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4339

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. MORINELLO, BARCLAY, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO, McDO-
 NOUGH, MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

 proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 4 of the constitution, in
 relation to establishing a county representation system for electing
 the governor and lieutenant-governor within the state

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of article
 2 4 of the constitution be amended and a new section 1-a is added to read
 3 as follows:
 4 Section 1. (a) The executive power shall be vested in the governor,
 5 who shall hold office for four years; the lieutenant-governor shall be
 6 chosen at the same time, and for the same term. The governor and lieu-
 7 tenant-governor shall be chosen at the general election held in the year
 8 nineteen hundred thirty-eight, and each fourth year thereafter. They
 9 shall be chosen jointly, by the casting by each voter of a single vote
 10 applicable to both offices, and the legislature by law shall provide for
 11 making such choice in such manner. The respective persons having the
 12 highest number of county representation votes cast jointly for them for
 13 governor and lieutenant-governor respectively shall be elected.
 14 (b) In the event a majority of county representation votes are not for
 15 a single person for the governor or lieutenant-governor, the respective
 16 person having the highest number of votes cast jointly for them for
 17 governor or lieutenant-governor respectively shall be elected.
 18 § 1-a. (a) County representation votes for the governor and lieuten-
 19 ant-governor shall be distributed as follows:
 20 (i) Each county within the state shall be assigned two county repre-
 21 sentation votes; and
 22 (ii) Each county shall be assigned at least one additional county
 23 representation vote based on the county's population such that these
 24 additional county representation votes sum to four hundred fourteen.
 25 Such additional county representation votes shall be assigned to coun-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89035-01-5

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 1 ties using the method of equal proportions by using the Huntington-Hill
 2 method.
 3 (b) County representation votes shall be cast for the governor and
 4 lieutenant-governor from each county based on the respective persons
 5 having the largest number of votes cast jointly for them for the gover-
 6 nor and lieutenant-governor respectively from such county.
 7 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
 8 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 9 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
 10 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
 11 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.

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