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
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Assembly Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Feb 26, 2021
Signed Mar 24, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2021 · Assembly Mar 8, 2021
How they voted
61–0
Passed
Total votes 61
Mar 10, 2021
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 24, 2021
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.81
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5844A
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Feb 26, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Thomas J. Abinanti
DDemocratic
Co
Nader Sayegh
DDemocratic
Co
Steve Otis
DDemocratic
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