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NY A05036

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jonathan Jacobson

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires all judicial officer elections (except village judicial officers) be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in even-numbered years, with terms expiring at the end of even-numbered years

  • Shifts city officer elections (excluding New York City) from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years, including supervisors elected in cities or parts of cities

  • Changes election cycles for county registers, sheriffs, county clerks, and district attorneys to four-year terms in even-numbered years (registers previously had three-year terms)

  • Modifies vacancy filling procedures for Supreme Court justices, county court judges, surrogate's court judges, family court judges, and district court judges to require elections in even-numbered years for the remainder of the term rather than full terms

  • Allows the legislature to enact laws for one-time odd-numbered year elections with adjusted term lengths to transition officers to even-numbered year election cycles

Legislative Description

Requires certain elections take place in even-numbered years for certain municipal and judicial officials except in the city of New York.

Last Action

opinion referred to judiciary

1/30/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/30/2026
Election Law1/7/2026
Judiciary3/6/2025
Election Law2/11/2025

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