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NY A00430
Bill
Status
1/9/2023
Primary Sponsor
Linda Rosenthal
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AI Summary
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Establishes a special non-partisan election process to fill vacancies in state senate and assembly offices, instead of allowing party committee nominations.
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Requires the governor to proclaim a special election within three days of a vacancy, to be held forty-five days from the proclamation date.
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Permits candidates to be nominated through independent nominating petitions requiring signatures equal to the lesser of five percent of votes cast in the last gubernatorial election or 1,500 signatures for state senate and 750 signatures for assembly.
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Specifies that nominating petitions must be filed within fifteen days of the governor's proclamation and that signatures collected before the proclamation do not count.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Relates to the procedure for filling a vacancy in the office of state senator or in the office of member of assembly; allows for independent nominating petitions to be presented and provides for a special election to be held forty-five days from the date of the governor making a proclamation for a special election.
Last Action
referred to election law
1/3/2024