NY A07858

Requires candidate names on New York City primary election ballots to be listed alphabetically by surname in the first/lowest numbered assembly and election district

Mandates rotation of candidate names across election districts by moving the first-listed candidate to the bottom in each succeeding district, ensuring each candidate appears first in approximately equal numbers of districts

Groups candidates appearing on the same designating petition together on the ballot, with groups rotated alphabetically based on the surname of the first person on the petition

Orders county committee candidates by priority of filing their designating petitions in the first election district, then rotates by district

Prohibits blank spaces between candidate names or between offices/positions on voting machines, and allows late court-ordered additions or removals without invalidating the election

Takes effect 30 days after becoming law and applies to elections occurring on or after that date