S 5691 NY
Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town
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This bill amends New York law to allow the town justice of West Almond in Allegany County to be a nonresident of the town, provided they reside somewhere within Allegany County. Normally, town justices must be registered electors and residents of their respective towns, but this legislation creates an exception for the West Almond position. The town justice of West Almond will no longer need to be registered to vote in or reside within the town itself, but must maintain residency in Allegany County. This exception applies only to West Almond; all other towns must continue to follow the standard residency requirements for their town justices. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town, so long as such person resides in Allegany county.
Sponsor (1)
- George Borrello Republican · primary
Action history (16)
- Feb 27, 2025 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS · upper
- Jun 5, 2025 AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS · upper
- Jun 5, 2025 PRINT NUMBER 5691A · upper
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS · upper
- May 7, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS · upper
- May 7, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 5691B · upper
- May 12, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.1059 · upper
- May 13, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- May 14, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 19, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 19, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 19, 2026 REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS · lower
- May 20, 2026 SUBSTITUTED FOR A7844B · lower
- May 20, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.145 · lower
- May 20, 2026 PASSED ASSEMBLY · lower
- May 20, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S05691 Summary: BILL NO S05691B   SAME AS SAME AS A07844-B
  SPONSOR BORRELLO   COSPNSR   MLTSPNSR   Amd §23, Town L; amd §3, Pub Off L   Authorizes the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town, so long as such person resides in Allegany county.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
5691--B
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 27, 2025 ___________
Introduced by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee
AN ACT to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to authorizing the town justice of the town of West Almond, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 23 of the town law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 38 to read as follows: 3 38. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, 4 in the town of West Almond, in the county of Allegany, the person 5 performing the function of town justice, need not be an elector of such 6 town; provided that such person resides in the county of Allegany. 7 Provided, however, the person performing the function of town justice in 8 any other town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise 9 provided by an act of the state legislature. 10 § 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new 11 subdivision 77 to read as follows: 12 77. In the town of West Almond, in the county of Allegany, the 13 provisions of this section requiring a person to be a resident of the 14 political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which 15 such person shall be chosen or within which such person's official func- 16 tions are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person from 17 holding the office of town justice of the town of West Almond; provided 18 that such person resides in the county of Allegany. Provided, however,
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09331-05-6
S. 5691--B 2
1 the person performing the function of town justice in any other town 2 shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law. 3 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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