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Assembly Bill A6324A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a county representation system for electing the governor and lieutenant-governor within the state

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2019-A6324 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3877
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 4 §1, add §1-a, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A4475
2023-2024: A4392
2025-2026: A4339

2019-A6324 - Summary

Establishes a county representation system for electing the governor and lieutenant-governor within the state.

2019-A6324 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6324
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               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
 
   Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of article
 4 of the constitution be amended and a new section 1-a is added to  read
 as follows:
   Section  1.  (A)  The executive power shall be vested in the governor,
 who shall hold office for four years; the lieutenant-governor  shall  be
 chosen  at  the same time, and for the same term. The governor and lieu-
 tenant-governor shall be chosen at the general election held in the year
 nineteen hundred thirty-eight, and each fourth year  thereafter.    They
 shall  be  chosen jointly, by the casting by each voter of a single vote
 applicable to both offices, and the legislature by law shall provide for
 making such choice in such manner. The  respective  persons  having  the
 highest  number of COUNTY REPRESENTATION votes cast jointly for them for
 governor and lieutenant-governor respectively shall be elected.
   (B) IN THE EVENT A MAJORITY OF COUNTY REPRESENTATION VOTES ARE NOT FOR
 A SINGLE PERSON FOR THE GOVERNOR OR LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR, THE  RESPECTIVE
 PERSON  HAVING  THE  HIGHEST  NUMBER  OF VOTES CAST JOINTLY FOR THEM FOR
 GOVERNOR OR LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR RESPECTIVELY SHALL BE ELECTED.
   § 1-A. (A) COUNTY REPRESENTATION VOTES FOR THE GOVERNOR  AND  LIEUTEN-
 ANT-GOVERNOR SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED SUCH THAT EACH COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE
 IS ASSIGNED THREE COUNTY REPRESENTATION VOTES.
   (B)  COUNTY  REPRESENTATION  VOTES  SHALL BE CAST FOR THE GOVERNOR AND
 LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR FROM EACH COUNTY BASED  ON  THE  RESPECTIVE  PERSONS
 HAVING  THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST JOINTLY FOR THEM FOR THE GOVER-
 NOR AND LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR RESPECTIVELY FROM SUCH COUNTY.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
 referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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multi-Sponsors

2019-A6324A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3877
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 4 §1, add §1-a, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A4475
2023-2024: A4392
2025-2026: A4339

2019-A6324A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a county representation system for electing the governor and lieutenant-governor within the state.

2019-A6324A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6324--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. MORINELLO, CROUCH, ASHBY, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO,
   NORRIS, DeSTEFANO, SALKA, LAWRENCE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.
   BARCLAY,  B. MILLER  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on
   Election Law -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee

             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
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of  article
 4  of the constitution be amended and a new section 1-a is added to read
 as follows:
   Section 1. (A) The executive power shall be vested  in  the  governor,
 who  shall  hold office for four years; the lieutenant-governor shall be
 chosen at the same time, and for the same term. The governor  and  lieu-
 tenant-governor shall be chosen at the general election held in the year
 nineteen  hundred  thirty-eight,  and each fourth year thereafter.  They
 shall be chosen jointly, by the casting by each voter of a  single  vote
 applicable to both offices, and the legislature by law shall provide for
 making  such  choice  in  such manner. The respective persons having the
 highest number of COUNTY REPRESENTATION votes cast jointly for them  for
 governor and lieutenant-governor respectively shall be elected.
   (B) IN THE EVENT A MAJORITY OF COUNTY REPRESENTATION VOTES ARE NOT FOR
 A  SINGLE PERSON FOR THE GOVERNOR OR LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR, THE RESPECTIVE
 PERSON HAVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES  CAST  JOINTLY  FOR  THEM  FOR
 GOVERNOR OR LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR RESPECTIVELY SHALL BE ELECTED.
   §  1-A.  (A) COUNTY REPRESENTATION VOTES FOR THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTEN-
 ANT-GOVERNOR SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS:
   (I) EACH COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE SHALL BE ASSIGNED TWO  COUNTY  REPRE-
 SENTATION VOTES; AND
   (II)  EACH  COUNTY  SHALL  BE  ASSIGNED AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL COUNTY
 REPRESENTATION VOTE BASED ON THE COUNTY'S  POPULATION  SUCH  THAT  THESE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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