NY State Senate Bill 2023-S1513

Senate Bill S1513

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Makes provisions relating to the joint nomination of candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

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2023-S1513 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4304
Current Committee:: Senate Elections
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§6-104 & 7-114, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S3259, A2848
2011-2012: S3513, A3134
2013-2014: S2403, A2052
2015-2016: S2717, A4478
2017-2018: S1234, A2171
2019-2020: S2013, A3596
2021-2022: S3819, A4766

2023-S1513 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes provisions relating to the joint nomination of candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor; provides candidates be designated jointly either by the state committee or by petition; provides said petition will be valid only if it jointly designates both candidates.

2023-S1513 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1513

SPONSOR: GRIFFO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the election law, in relation to the joint nomination of
candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor

 
PURPOSE:

This bill makes provisions relating to the joint nomination of candi-
dates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor. The bill
provides that candidates for governor and lieutenant Governor be desig-
nated jointly and run together as a slate in the event of a primary
election, as is currently provided for in the general election.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

§ 1 - Amends subdivisions 1, 2 and 5 of § 6-104 of the Election Law to
provide that candidates for governor and lieutenant governor be desig-
nated jointly either by the State Committee or by petition. A designat-
ing petition will be valid only if it jointly designates both candi-

dates.

§ 2 - Amends subdivision 1 of § 7-114 of the Election Law by adding a
new paragraph (e) to reflect that primary ballots shall be printed with
the jointly designated candidates for governor and lieutenant governor
appearing together on the same row or column and the ballot machines
adjusted so that both offices are voted for jointly.

§ 3 - Effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In 1953, the State Constitution was amended to provide for the joint
election of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, thereby ensuring that
both elected officials represented the same political party.  However,
no statutory amendments were ever made to implement joint nomination,
which would have assured at least some degree of personal compatibility,
and more effective executive use of the Lieutenant Governor. Subsequent
amendments were made to the Election Law that further eroded the impact
of joint election by allowing individual primary challenges for all
statewide offices.

The present statutory scheme presents the State with the prospect of
incompatible candidates running together in the general election and
serving in office. Moreover, recent history demonstrates that this pros-
pect is more than a theoretical possibility. New York State government
should not be forced to operate with a second-in-command who is not a
full working partner on the executive team. A Lieutenant Governor can
and should play key roles as liaison with those outside the adminis-
tration, and as a knowledgeable policy advisor and manager inside the
administration.

Providing for the joint nomination of the Governor and Lieutenant Gover-
nor would cement the executive team concept and ensure a fuller execu-
tive utilization of the Lieutenant Governor.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2021-22-S. 3819/A. 4766 - Elections Committee.

2019-20-S. 2013/A.3596 - Elections Committee.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate.

2023-S1513 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1513
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. GRIFFO, BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the joint nomination of
   candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivisions  1, 2 and 5 of section 6-104 of the election
 law are amended to read as follows:
   1. Party designation of a candidate for nomination for any  office  to
 be  filled  by the voters of the entire state shall be made by the state
 committee. CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT  GOVER-
 NOR SHALL BE DESIGNATED JOINTLY BY A SINGLE VOTE OF SUCH COMMITTEE.
   2.  The  state  committee  shall make a decision by majority vote. The
 person OR PERSONS receiving the  majority  vote  shall  be  the  party's
 designated candidate OR PAIR OF CANDIDATES for nomination, and all other
 persons  OR PAIRS OF PERSONS who shall have received twenty-five percent
 or more of the vote cast on any ballot shall  have  the  right  to  make
 written  demand, duly acknowledged, to the state board of elections that
 their names appear on the primary ballot as candidates  for  such  nomi-
 nation.   Such demand shall be made not later than seven days after such
 meeting and may be withdrawn in the same  manner  within  fourteen  days
 after such meeting.
   5.  Enrolled members of the party may make other designations by peti-
 tion for [a member] MEMBERS of the same party. A PETITION DESIGNATING  A
 CANDIDATE  FOR  THE  OFFICE  OF GOVERNOR OR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SHALL BE
 VALID ONLY IF SUCH PETITION JOINTLY DESIGNATES CANDIDATES FOR BOTH  SUCH
 OFFICES ON SUCH PETITION.
   §  2. Subdivision 1 of section 7-114 of the election law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D) WITH RESPECT TO CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR  AND  LIEU-
 TENANT  GOVERNOR,  BALLOTS  SHALL BE PRINTED SO THAT THE NAMES OF CANDI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03030-01-3

 S. 1513                             2
 
 DATES FOR BOTH OFFICES WHO WERE DESIGNATED JOINTLY SHALL APPEAR  IN  THE
 SAME  ROW OR COLUMN, WITH THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR APPEAR-
 ING FIRST AND THE BALLOT SHALL BE SO  ADJUSTED  THAT  BOTH  OFFICES  ARE
 VOTED FOR JOINTLY AND HAVE BUT ONE DESIGNATING LETTER OR NUMBER.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Joseph A. Griffo