New York A 8957: Requires a special election to fill a vacant supervisor position in towns with a population of six hundred thousand or more

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A08957 Summary:

BILL NOA08957A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBurroughs

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COSPNSRGriffin

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §89, Town L

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Provides that where a supervisor in a town with a population of six hundred thousand or more vacates their position before the end of their term, a special election shall occur in order to fill such vacant supervisor position.

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BILL NOA08957A

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08/11/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

04/30/2026amend and recommit to local governments

04/30/2026print number 8957a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8957--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 August 11, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BURROUGHS, GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Local Governments -- recommitted to the Committee on
 Local Governments in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to requiring a special
 election to fill a vacant supervisor position in certain towns

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The town law is amended by adding a new section 89 to read
 2 as follows:
 3 § 89. Special elections for supervisors in towns with a population of
 4 three hundred fifty thousand or more. Notwithstanding subdivision five
 5 of section sixty-four of this chapter or any other law to the contrary,
 6 in a town with a population of six hundred thousand or more, where a
 7 supervisor has vacated such position before the end of their term, there
 8 shall be a special election held to fill such vacancy. Such special
 9 election shall be held on a Tuesday as soon as practicable.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13554-05-6

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