New York A 559: Provides for the declination of a designation as a candidate or nomination for a party position under special circumstance

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A00559 Summary:

BILL NOA00559A

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SAME ASSAME AS S08260

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRRosenthal, Seawright, Colton, Woerner, Simon, Septimo, Gallagher, Burdick, Kelles, Sayegh, Jacobson

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd 6-146, El L

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Provides for the declination of a designation as a candidate or nomination for a party position if the person designated or nominated has received a diagnosis of a serious health condition or has resigned the office for which they are nominated or designated to run for re-election.

Go to top A00559 Actions:

BILL NOA00559A

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01/08/2025referred to election law

05/23/2025amend and recommit to election law

05/23/2025print number 559a

05/28/2025reported referred to rules

01/07/2026referred to election law

02/11/2026reported 

02/12/2026advanced to third reading cal.250

Go to topA00559 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ELECTION LAW Chair:Walker 
DATE:05/28/2025AYE/NAY:10/5 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules WalkerAyeSlaterNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

Carroll RCAyeMikulinNay

TaylorAyeTagueNay

JacobsonAyeBrook-KrasnyNay

MamdaniAbsent

GallagherAye

RiveraAye

Chandler-WatermAye

WiederAye

Carroll P Aye

Committee:ELECTION LAW Chair:Walker 
DATE:02/11/2026AYE/NAY:10/4 Action: Favorable WalkerAyeSlaterNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

Carroll RCAyeMikulinNay

TaylorAyeTagueExcused

JacobsonAyeBrook-KrasnyNay

GallagherAbsent

RiveraAye

Chandler-WatermAye

WiederAye

Carroll P Aye

SimoneAye

Go to topA00559 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA00559 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 559--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, ROSENTHAL, SEAWRIGHT, COLTON, WOERNER,
 SIMON, SEPTIMO, GALLAGHER, BURDICK, KELLES, SAYEGH -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Election Law -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing for the
 declination of a designation as a candidate or nomination for a party
 position under special circumstances

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 7 of section 6-146 of the
 2 election law, as added by chapter 178 of the laws of 2022, is amended
 3 and two new paragraphs (d) and (e) are added to read as follows:
 4 (c) where the person so nominated or designated has been convicted of
 5 one or more misdemeanors or felonies under state or federal law at any
 6 time after such person's designation or nomination[.]; or
 7 (d) where the person so nominated or designated has received a diagno-
 8 sis of a serious health condition at any time after such person's desig-
 9 nation or nomination; or
 10 (e) where the person so nominated or designated has resigned the
 11 office for which they are nominated or designated to run for re-elec-
 12 tion, for any reason, at any time after such person's designation or
 13 nomination.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02593-02-5

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