Bill Text: NY A02347 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the removal of an election commissioner by the governor or by affirmative vote of a majority of commissioners of the state board of elections for incompetence, misconduct, or other good cause, provided that prior to removal, such election commissioner shall be given a written copy of the charges against them and have an opportunity to be heard in their defense.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-16 - referred to education [A02347 Detail]
Download: New_York-2025-A02347-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2347 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALLAGHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the removal of an election commissioner The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 3-200 of the election law is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 7. An election commissioner may be removed from office by the governor 4 [for cause in the same manner as a sheriff] or by affirmative vote of a 5 majority of commissioners of the state board of elections for incompe- 6 tence, misconduct, or other good cause, provided that prior to removal, 7 such election commissioner shall be given a written copy of the charges 8 against such person and have an opportunity to be heard in their 9 defense. Any vacancy so resulting shall be filled in a manner prescribed 10 by this article for filling vacancies. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02141-01-5
