New York S 7249: Establishes the crime of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree

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S07249 Summary:

BILL NOS07249 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLANZA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld & add §6-162, amd §7-114, El L

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Relates to instant run-off elections in the city of New York for any city-wide elections for the office of mayor, public advocate or comptroller.

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BILL NOS07249 

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04/07/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7249

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to instant run-off voting
 in the city of New York; and to repeal certain provisions of such law
 relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Section 6-162 of the election law is REPEALED and a new
 2 section 6-162 is added to read as follows:
 3 § 6-162. Primary; New York city, instant run-off voting. 1. In the
 4 city of New York, any city-wide primary elections for the office of
 5 mayor, public advocate or comptroller, in which more than two candidates
 6 appear on the ballot for the same office, shall be conducted by instant
 7 run-off voting.
 8 2. For the purposes of this section, the term "instant run-off voting"
 9 means an election in which voters may rank up to five candidates in
 10 order of preference, first, second and so on, and in which tabulation
 11 proceeds in up to two rounds as follows: If the candidate with the most
 12 votes receives a vote total less than fifty percent plus one vote, the
 13 two candidates with the most votes proceed to a second round of ballot-
 14 counting. In such second round, each ballot is counted as a vote for
 15 whichever of the two advancing candidates is ranked higher by that
 16 voter. Any ballot that does not rank either of the two advancing candi-
 17 dates shall not be counted in the second round. The candidate with the
 18 most votes in the second round shall be declared the winner.
 19 3. That portion of the ballot pertaining to elections conducted by
 20 instant run-off voting shall allow a voter to rank candidates in order
 21 of choice in a way that is clear and easy to understand and shall
 22 include the opportunity to rank no more than one write-in candidate. To
 23 the extent possible, ballots shall be designed so that a voter may mark

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11462-01-5

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 1 that voter's first choice in the same manner as for offices not elected
 2 by instant run-off voting.
 3 4. Instructions on the ballot for elections conducted by instant run-
 4 off voting must conform substantially to the following specifications,
 5 subject to modification based on ballot design, usability testing and
 6 voting machines: "Vote for candidates by indicating your first-choice
 7 candidate and ranking additional candidates in order of preference.
 8 Indicate your first choice by indicating a number "1" beside a candi-
 9 date's name, your second choice by indicating a number "2" beside a
 10 candidate's name, your third choice by marking the number "3" beside a
 11 candidate's name and so on. You may choose to rank only one candidate,
 12 but ranking another candidate as a lower choice will not hurt your first
 13 choice. You may rank the same candidate more than once, but the addi-
 14 tional ranking does not help that candidate. Do not mark the same number
 15 beside more than one candidate. Do not skip numbers."
 16 5. The board of elections, with the approval of the state board of
 17 elections, may provide for the use of mechanical, electronic or other
 18 devices for sorting and counting ballots and tabulating results and may
 19 modify the form of the ballots, and the method of sorting, counting, and
 20 invalidating ballots and the tabulating and recounting of votes with
 21 respect to offices elected by