Assembly Bill A725

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Modifies the order in which candidates appear on the ballot

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Current Bill Status Via S5943 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-A725 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5943
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-104, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A4582, S1283

2023-A725 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2023-A725 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    725
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HUNTER, JACOBSON, SILLITTI, WALLACE -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  the  order  in  which
   candidates appear on the ballot
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 7-104 of  the  election  law,  as
 added by chapter 411 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   11.  [The  offices  appearing  on  all  ballots shall be listed in the
 customary order] (A) THE OFFICES APPEARING ON ALL BALLOTS SHALL BE LIST-
 ED IN THE ORDER OF PRECEDENCE, AS  APPLICABLE  TO  THE  OFFICES  UP  FOR
 ELECTION  IN  ANY  GIVEN  YEAR, AS FOLLOWS:   ELECTORS FOR PRESIDENT AND
 VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, GOVERNOR AND  LIEUTENANT  GOVERNOR,
 NEW  YORK  STATE  COMPTROLLER,  NEW  YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, UNITED
 STATES SENATOR, MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, NEW  YORK  STATE
 SENATOR, MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY.  ANY OFFICE WHICH IS NOT
 LISTED  IN  THIS  PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT APPEAR ON THE BALLOT IN A POSITION
 BEFORE OR AHEAD OF AN OFFICE WHICH IS LISTED.
   (B) IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE OFFICES IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS  SUBDI-
 VISION, ALL OTHER OFFICES SHALL BE PLACED UPON THE BALLOT IN THE CUSTOM-
 ARY  ORDER;  PROVIDED,  FURTHER, THAT PARTISAN OFFICES REGARDLESS OF THE
 SIZE OF THE CONSTITUENCY SHALL BE LISTED BEFORE OR AHEAD OF  NONPARTISAN
 OFFICES  AND  ALL CANDIDATES FOR JUDICIAL OFFICES SHALL FOLLOW ALL OTHER
 PARTISAN OFFICES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03289-01-3

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