STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6324 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 5, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 4 of the constitution, in relation to establishing a county representation system for electing the governor and lieutenant-governor within the state 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of article 2 4 of the constitution be amended and a new section 1-a is added to read 3 as follows: 4 Section 1. (a) The executive power shall be vested in the governor, 5 who shall hold office for four years; the lieutenant-governor shall be 6 chosen at the same time, and for the same term. The governor and lieu- 7 tenant-governor shall be chosen at the general election held in the year 8 nineteen hundred thirty-eight, and each fourth year thereafter. They 9 shall be chosen jointly, by the casting by each voter of a single vote 10 applicable to both offices, and the legislature by law shall provide for 11 making such choice in such manner. The respective persons having the 12 highest number of county representation votes cast jointly for them for 13 governor and lieutenant-governor respectively shall be elected. 14 (b) In the event a majority of county representation votes are not for 15 a single person for the governor or lieutenant-governor, the respective 16 person having the highest number of votes cast jointly for them for 17 governor or lieutenant-governor respectively shall be elected. 18 § 1-a. (a) County representation votes for the governor and lieuten- 19 ant-governor shall be distributed such that each county within the state 20 is assigned three county representation votes. 21 (b) County representation votes shall be cast for the governor and 22 lieutenant-governor from each county based on the respective persons 23 having the largest number of votes cast jointly for them for the gover- 24 nor and lieutenant-governor respectively from such county. 25 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be 26 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD89098-02-9A. 6324 2 1 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 2 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 3 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.