Senate Bill S7700

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the designation and nomination of candidates for village office in village elections conducted on the day of the general election

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S7700 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §15-108, EL L

2025-S7700 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the designation and nomination of candidates for village office in village elections conducted on the day of the general election.

2025-S7700 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7700 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7700
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- 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  the  designation  and
   nomination  of  candidates  for  village  office  in village elections
   conducted on the day of the general election

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 15-108 of the election law is
 amended to read as follows:
   1. Nominations of candidates for elective  village  offices  shall  be
 made  as  provided  in  this section. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE DESIG-
 NATION AND NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR VILLAGE OFFICES, WHEN A  VILLAGE
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  15-104  OF THIS ARTICLE HAS PROVIDED THAT VILLAGE
 ELECTIONS SHALL OCCUR ON THE DAY OF THE GENERAL ELECTION, SHALL BE  MADE
 PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 6-100 THROUGH 6-108 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08408-03-5

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