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NY S05943

Bill

Status

Passed

8/6/2024

Primary Sponsor

James Skoufis

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Origin

Senate

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Election Law Section 7-104 to establish a specific order of precedence for offices appearing on ballots in New York State.

  • Requires the following offices to appear in this order: electors for president and vice-president, governor and lieutenant governor, state comptroller, state attorney general, U.S. senator, U.S. House member, state senator, and state assembly member.

  • Prohibits any office not listed in the precedence order from appearing on the ballot before or ahead of the listed offices.

  • Places all remaining offices after the listed precedences in customary order, with partisan offices appearing before nonpartisan offices and all judicial candidates following other partisan offices.

  • Takes effect on January 1 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

SIGNED CHAP.217

8/6/2024

Committee Referrals

Election Law1/8/2024
Rules1/8/2024
Elections1/3/2024
Election Law6/1/2023
Elections3/23/2023

Full Bill Text

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