Assembly Bill A10538

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires elections and terms of certain officials occur on even-numbered years except in the city of New York

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A10538 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9826
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 6 §21, Art 4 §6, Art 13 §§8, 3 & 13, add Art 13 §§9 & 10, Constn

2023-A10538 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-A10538 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   10538
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Jacobson) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing amendments to section 21 of article 6, article 13, and section
   6  of  article 4 of the constitution, in relation to requiring certain
   elections be held in even-numbered years at the general election

   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 21 of article
 6 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   § 21. a. When a vacancy shall occur, otherwise than by  expiration  of
 term,  in  the  office  of justice of the supreme court, of judge of the
 county court, of judge of the surrogate's court or judge of  the  family
 court  outside the city of New York, it shall be filled for [a full] THE
 REMAINDER OF THE term at the next general election OCCURRING IN AN EVEN-
 NUMBERED YEAR held not less than three months after such vacancy  occurs
 and,  until the vacancy shall be so filled, the governor by and with the
 advice and consent of the senate, if the senate shall be in session, or,
 if the senate not be in session, the governor may fill such  vacancy  by
 an  appointment which shall continue until and including the last day of
 December next after the election at which the vacancy shall be filled.
   b. When a vacancy shall occur, otherwise than by expiration  of  term,
 in  the  office  of judge of the court of claims, it shall be filled for
 the unexpired term in the same manner as an original appointment.
   c. When a vacancy shall occur, otherwise than by expiration  of  term,
 in the office of judge elected to the city-wide court of civil jurisdic-
 tion  of the city of New York, it shall be filled for a full term at the
 next general election held not less than three months after such vacancy
 occurs and, until the vacancy shall be so filled, the mayor of the  city
 of New York may fill such vacancy by an appointment which shall continue
 until  and including the last day of December next after the election at
 which the vacancy shall be filled. When a vacancy shall occur, otherwise
 than by expiration of term on the last day of December of any  year,  in
 the office of judge appointed to the family court within the city of New
 York  or the city-wide court of criminal jurisdiction of the city of New
 York, the mayor of the city of New York shall fill such  vacancy  by  an
 appointment for the unexpired term.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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