Legislation
SECTION 8-100
Elections; dates of and hours for voting
Election (ELN) CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE 8, TITLE 1
§ 8-100. Elections; dates of and hours for voting. 1. (a) A primary
election shall be held on the fourth Tuesday in June before every
general election unless otherwise changed by an act of the legislature.
Members of the state and county committees and assembly district leaders
and associate district leaders and all other party positions to be
elected shall be elected at such primary and all nominations for public
office required to be made at a primary election in such year shall be
made at such primary. In each year in which electors of president and
vice president of the United States are to be elected an additional
primary election, to be known as the spring primary, shall be held on
the first Tuesday in February unless otherwise changed by an act of the
legislature, for the purpose of electing delegates to the national
convention.
(b) In the event a run-off primary election is required in the city of
New York, it shall be held on the fourth Tuesday next succeeding the
date on which the initial primary election was held.
(c) The general election shall be held annually on the Tuesday next
succeeding the first Monday in November.
2. Polls shall be open for voting during the following hours: a
primary election from six o'clock in the morning until nine o'clock in
the evening; the general election from six o'clock in the morning until
nine o'clock in the evening; a special election called by the governor
pursuant to the public officers law, and, except as otherwise provided
by law, every other election, from six o'clock in the morning until nine
o'clock in the evening; early voting hours shall be as provided in title
six of this article. Early voting times shall be as provided in section
8-600 of this article.
3. In any election district in which a primary of any party is
uncontested, no primary of such party shall be held. In any election
district in which the primaries of all parties are uncontested on the
day of any primary election, no primaries shall be held on such day and
the polling place shall not be opened for voting.
4. No primary, special or general election for any state or local
office or for the election of officers of any corporation which is
funded in whole or in part by federal, state or municipal moneys shall
be held on a Saturday or Sunday.
election shall be held on the fourth Tuesday in June before every
general election unless otherwise changed by an act of the legislature.
Members of the state and county committees and assembly district leaders
and associate district leaders and all other party positions to be
elected shall be elected at such primary and all nominations for public
office required to be made at a primary election in such year shall be
made at such primary. In each year in which electors of president and
vice president of the United States are to be elected an additional
primary election, to be known as the spring primary, shall be held on
the first Tuesday in February unless otherwise changed by an act of the
legislature, for the purpose of electing delegates to the national
convention.
(b) In the event a run-off primary election is required in the city of
New York, it shall be held on the fourth Tuesday next succeeding the
date on which the initial primary election was held.
(c) The general election shall be held annually on the Tuesday next
succeeding the first Monday in November.
2. Polls shall be open for voting during the following hours: a
primary election from six o'clock in the morning until nine o'clock in
the evening; the general election from six o'clock in the morning until
nine o'clock in the evening; a special election called by the governor
pursuant to the public officers law, and, except as otherwise provided
by law, every other election, from six o'clock in the morning until nine
o'clock in the evening; early voting hours shall be as provided in title
six of this article. Early voting times shall be as provided in section
8-600 of this article.
3. In any election district in which a primary of any party is
uncontested, no primary of such party shall be held. In any election
district in which the primaries of all parties are uncontested on the
day of any primary election, no primaries shall be held on such day and
the polling place shall not be opened for voting.
4. No primary, special or general election for any state or local
office or for the election of officers of any corporation which is
funded in whole or in part by federal, state or municipal moneys shall
be held on a Saturday or Sunday.