NY A07550 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 14 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - referred to election law
Pending: Assembly Election Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on April 14 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - referred to election law
Pending: Assembly Election Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
This bill would amend the New York State Election Law to end the practice of holding run-offs in state primary races. Instead, the candidate with the highest percentage of votes in the primary would be declared the winner.
Title
Eliminates run-off elections in primaries; provides that the person who receives the highest percentage of the total votes cast at the primary shall be deemed the winner of the primary.
Sponsors
| Asm. Felix Ortiz [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-06 | referred to election law | |
| 2009-04-14 | referred to election law |
