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NY A05202

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Karl Brabenec

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Proposes a constitutional amendment creating an electoral college system for electing New York's governor, lieutenant-governor, comptroller, and attorney general

  • Assigns each of New York's 62 counties one base electoral vote plus one additional electoral vote for every 50,000 legal residents in that county

  • Requires candidates to win a majority of electoral votes rather than just the highest number of popular votes to be elected

  • County representatives would cast electoral votes on the first Friday in December in Albany based on which candidate won the most votes in their county

  • If no candidate achieves an electoral vote majority, up to ten runoff elections would be held; after ten elections without a majority, the candidate with the most votes wins

Legislative Description

Establishes an electoral voting system for electing the governor, lieutenant-governor, comptroller and attorney general.

Last Action

opinion referred to judiciary

1/30/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/30/2026
Election Law1/7/2026
Judiciary3/6/2025
Election Law2/12/2025

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