NY A03937

Proposes a new Article 20 to the New York Constitution establishing recall procedures for statewide elected officers, including governor, lieutenant governor, comptroller, and attorney general.

Recall is initiated when a registered voter files an affidavit with the state board of elections and must include a reason for recall; proponents then have 120 days to collect sufficient petition signatures.

Requires petition signatures equal to at least 12 percent of the total vote for that office in the previous election, with a minimum of 2,000 signatures from each congressional district.

A recall election must be held between 70 and 80 days after certification of sufficient signatures (or within 180 days if consolidated with a general election), with majority voter approval needed to remove the officer.

Recalled officer cannot be a candidate for their own replacement; another recall cannot be initiated against that officer for six months; costs of the recall election are reimbursed through the state general fund.