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NY S01283
Bill
Status
5/26/2021
Primary Sponsor
Todd Kaminsky
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AI Summary
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Replaces the requirement that offices appear in "customary order" with a specific precedence order based on the size of the electorate, with federal offices listed first.
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Establishes mandatory ballot order: presidential electors, governor/lieutenant governor, state comptroller, state attorney general, U.S. senator, U.S. House member, state senator, state assembly member.
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Prohibits any office not listed in the specified order from appearing on the ballot ahead of those listed offices.
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Requires all remaining offices after the primary list to appear in customary order, with partisan offices listed before nonpartisan offices and judicial candidates following all other partisan offices.
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Takes effect on January 1st following the date the bill becomes law.
Legislative Description
Relates to the order in which candidates appear on the ballot; requires that offices shall be listed on the ballot in descending order based on the size of the electorate and requires certain federal offices to be listed before state, county or local offices.
Last Action
referred to election law
1/10/2022