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NY A00725

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/11/2023

Primary Sponsor

Pamela Hunter

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Replaces the "customary order" requirement for ballot offices with a specific precedence order listing federal offices first, followed by state offices, then other offices.

  • Establishes mandatory ballot order as: presidential electors, governor/lieutenant governor, state comptroller, state attorney general, U.S. senator, U.S. House member, state senator, and state assembly member.

  • Requires unlisted offices to not appear on the ballot before or ahead of any office listed in the established precedence order.

  • Places all partisan offices ahead of nonpartisan offices on ballots, with judicial candidates appearing after all other partisan offices.

  • Takes effect on January 1st following the date the bill becomes law.

Legislative Description

Modifies 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

substituted by s5943

5/28/2024

Committee Referrals

Election Law1/11/2023

Full Bill Text

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