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The NYVRA was introduced in the New York Senate as S.1046-E and in the New York Assembly as A.6678-E. On May 31, 2022, it passed the New York State Senate by a vote of 43 in favor and 20 against. [3] On June 2, 2022, it passed the New York State Assembly by a vote of 106 in favor and 43 against. [4]
In both 2006 and 2007, bills were introduced in the New York Legislature to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and award the state's 31 electoral votes to the winner of the nationwide popular vote. The majority in the Legislature voted against both proposals. The legislation did pass in 2014, and New York joined the compact. [4]
The 2021 New York state elections were held on November 2, 2021. In addition to the standard local elections, many seats for the New York Supreme Court were to be filled in addition to ballot proposals regarding changing state electoral rules and court limits.
In December, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the bill into law, moving local elections — including those for county legislatures and town supervisors — to the same year as state and federal races.
Under current state law, the governor must designate a special election date within 10 days of a vacancy. That date must be between 70 and 80 days later. Democrats claim the move is meant to ...
The law, signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul in 2022, is also known as the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act, named for the late Georgia congressman who first made his name in the 1960s as a civil-rights ...
The New York State Board of Elections is a bipartisan agency of the New York state government within the New York State Executive Department responsible for enforcement and administration of election-related laws. [1] [2] It also regulates campaign finance disclosure and limitations through its "fair campaign code". [1] [3]
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Friday that will move elections for certain local offices to even-numbered years from odd ones to boost turnout. Some NY local elections will move to even years for ...