New York A 9991: Relates to when a referendum is required when a village has provided that village elections shall occur on the same day as the general election

Bill Text

STATE OF NEW YORK
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9991
IN ASSEMBLY
May 1, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. OTIS, THIELE -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the village law, in relation to conducting referenda in
villages with November elections
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 9-900 of the village law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
3 4. Whenever a village has provided that village elections shall occur
4 on the day of the general election pursuant to section 15-104 of the
5 election law, and:
6 a. whenever this chapter or any state statute shall provide that any
7 local law or resolution of the board of trustees is subject to a manda-
8 tory referendum and if no other procedure is otherwise provided for,
9 such referendum shall be conducted as provided in section twenty-three
10 of the municipal home rule law; or
11 b. whenever this chapter or any state statute shall provide that an
12 act of resolution of the board of trustees is subject to a permissive
13 referendum, such act or resolution shall be subject to a referendum on
14 petition as set forth in paragraph a of subdivision one of section twen-
15 ty-four of the municipal home rule law.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in (underscored) is new; matter in bracketsitalics
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15272-01-4