New York Assembly Bill A04741 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4741 2023-2024 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 23, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the consolidation of certain election districts in the county of Westchester The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 4-100 of the election law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 3 2-a. Notwithstanding any provision of subdivision two of this section 4 to the contrary, the board of elections of the county of Westchester may 5 merge any election district with fifty or fewer registered voters into 6 an existing election district so long as both such districts are within 7 the same ward, town, city or village, and the same county legislative, 8 assembly, senatorial and congressional district. Furthermore, no consol- 9 idated election district created pursuant to this subdivision shall 10 exceed the total number of registered voters, excluding registrants in 11 inactive status, exceed the maximum number permitted by this section. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09464-01-3