New York A 2284: Provides for recall

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A02284 Summary:

BILL NOA02284 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01584

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SPONSORSmullen (MS)

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COSPNSRTague, Angelino, DiPietro, Hawley, McDonough, DeStefano, Manktelow, Palmesano, Giglio, Miller,
 Mikulin, Brown K, Morinello, Smith, Simpson

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MLTSPNSRLemondes

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Ren Art 20 to be Art 21, add Art 20 §§1 - 7, Constn

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Provides for recall; empowers the electors with the ability to remove elective officers.

Go to top A02284 Actions:

BILL NOA02284 

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01/16/2025referred to judiciary

01/17/2025to attorney-general for opinion

02/05/2025opinion referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

01/08/2026to attorney-general for opinion

01/30/2026opinion referred to judiciary

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Go to topA02284 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2284

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SMULLEN, TAGUE, ANGELINO, DiPIETRO, HAWLEY, McDO-
 NOUGH, DeSTEFANO, MANKTELOW, PALMESANO, GIGLIO, MILLER, MIKULIN,
 K. BROWN, MORINELLO, SMITH, SIMPSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
 LEMONDES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

 proposing the addition of a new article 20 to the constitution, in
 relation to providing for recall

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That article 20 of the
 2 constitution be renumbered article 21 and a new article 20 be added to
 3 read as follows:
 4 ARTICLE XX
 5 RECALL
 6 Section 1. Recall is the power of the electors to remove an elective
 7 officer.
 8 § 2. 1. Recall of a state officer is initiated by delivering to the
 9 secretary of state a petition alleging reason for recall. Sufficiency of
 10 reason is not reviewable. Proponents have one hundred sixty days to file
 11 signed petitions.
 12 2. A petition to recall a statewide officer must be signed by electors
 13 equal in number to twelve percent of the last vote for the office, with
 14 signatures from each of five counties equal in number to one percent of
 15 the last vote for the office in the county.
 16 3. The secretary of state shall maintain a continuous count of the
 17 signatures certified to that office.
 18 § 3. 1. An election to determine whether to recall an officer and, if
 19 appropriate, to elect a successor shall be called by the governor and
 20 held not less than sixty days nor more than eighty days from the date of
 21 certification of sufficient signatures.
 22 2. A recall election may be conducted within one hundred eighty days
 23 from the date of certification of sufficient signatures in order that
 24 the election may be consolidated with the next regularly scheduled
 25 election occurring wholly or partially within the same jurisdiction in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89019-01-5

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 1 which the recall election is held, if the number of voters eligible to
 2 vote at that next regularly scheduled election equal at least fifty
 3 percent of all the voters eligible to vote at the recall election.
 4 3. If the majority vote on the question is to recall, the officer is
 5 removed and, if there is a candidate, the candidate who receives a
 6 plurality is the successor. The officer may not be a candidate, nor
 7 shall there be any candidacy for an office filed pursuant to section two
 8 of article six.
 9 § 4. The legislature shall provide for circulation, filing, and
 10 certification of petitions, nomination of candidates, and the recall
 11 election.
 12 § 5. If recall of the governor or secretary of state is initiated, the
 13 recall duties of that office shall be performed by the lieutenant gover-
 14 nor or comptroller, respectively.
 15 § 6. A state officer who is not recalled shall be reimbursed by the
 16 state for the officer's recall election expenses legally and personally
 17 incurred. Another recall may not be initiated against the officer until
 18 six months after the election.
 19 § 7. The legislature shall provide for recall of local officers. This
 20 section does not affect counties and cities whose