Relates to the number of signatures of enrolled voters needed on a designating petition for any town office and the number of signatures required on a designating petition for a village election
Summary
Relates to the number of signatures of enrolled voters needed on a designating petition for any town office to be filled by all the voters of certain towns and the number of signatures required on a designating petition for a village election; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2021
Last action Mar 10, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2021
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Mar 5, 2021
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican7
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Mar 5, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-0)
senate
Mar 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5256A
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
upper
Feb 27, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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