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NY A05603

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/22/2021

Primary Sponsor

Karl Brabenec

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Origin

Assembly

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Changes gubernatorial and lieutenant-governor elections from popular vote (highest number) to majority of electoral votes system.

  • Establishes electoral vote allocation where each county receives one vote plus one additional vote for every 50,000 legal residents.

  • Extends electoral college system to comptroller and attorney general elections, requiring majority of electoral votes for election.

  • Provides that if no candidate achieves electoral vote majority, another election shall be held up to ten times; after ten elections, highest vote-getter wins regardless of majority.

  • Electoral votes cast on first Friday in December in Albany by county representatives based on respective county's largest vote-getters for each office.

Legislative Description

Establishes an electoral voting system for electing the governor, lieutenant-governor, comptroller and attorney general.

Last Action

opinion referred to judiciary

2/18/2022

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/18/2022
Election Law1/5/2022
Judiciary3/16/2021
Election Law2/22/2021

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