New York A 7289: Relates to the terms of office of commissioners of elections

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A07289 Summary:

BILL NOA07289 

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Increases the term of office of an election commissioner from two to four years beginning January first of each odd numbered year.

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03/25/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7289

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the terms of office of
 election commissioners

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3-202 of the election law is
 2 amended to read as follows:
 3 1. The term of office of an election commissioner shall be [two] four
 4 years beginning January first of each odd numbered year [except that in
 5 the city of New York and the county of Schenectady the term shall be
 6 four years beginning on January first of each alternate odd numbered
 7 year. The county legislative body of any other county may determine that
 8 the commissioners of elections thereafter appointed shall serve for a
 9 term of four years. Such determination may be rescinded by a subsequent
 10 action of the county legislative body which shall take effect at the
 11 expiration of the terms of the commissioners then in office].
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
 13 elections occurring on and after November 1, 2026.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01875-01-5

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