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Assembly Bill A11622

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the filling of elective positions be done publicly and transparently

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2025-A11622 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§42 & 105, Pub Off L

2025-A11622 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the filling of elective positions be done publicly and transparently in open meetings after giving notice to the public; prohibits the use of executive sessions to fill elective positions.

2025-A11622 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   11622
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 29, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Burke) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation  to  requiring  the
   filling of elective positions be done publicly and transparently
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 42 of the public officers law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. THE OFFICER OR OFFICERS OR THE BODY OR BOARD OF OFFICERS AUTHORIZED
 TO  FILL  A  VACANCY IN AN ELECTIVE OFFICE, WHEN FILLING A VACANCY IN AN
 ELECTIVE OFFICE SHALL:
   (A) PROVIDE NOTICE OF SUCH  VACANCY  IN  AN  ELECTIVE  OFFICE  TO  THE
 PERSONS  WHO  WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN AN ELECTION FOR SUCH ELECTIVE
 OFFICE WHICH SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION ON  APPLYING  FOR  SUCH  ELECTIVE
 OFFICE.
   (B)  ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR SUCH ELECTIVE OFFICE FOR NO LESS THAN TWO
 WEEKS FOLLOWING SUCH NOTICE BEING PROVIDED UNDER PARAGRAPH (A)  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   (C) CONDUCT PUBLIC INTERVIEWS.
   (D)  PUBLICLY  DISCLOSE  THE NAMES AND QUALIFICATION OF ALL APPLICANTS
 AND OTHER PERSONS UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR SUCH ELECTIVE OFFICE.
   (E) IN A MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:
   (I) DISCUSS THE BASIS FOR THE SELECTION OF A CANDIDATE FOR SUCH  ELEC-
 TIVE OFFICE; AND
   (II)  PROVIDE  CANDIDATES  FOR  SUCH  ELECTIVE  OFFICE  THE ABILITY TO
 ADDRESS SUCH OFFICER OR OFFICERS OR THE BODY OR BOARD  OF  OFFICERS  AND
 THE PUBLIC.
   (F) AT A MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SUBSEQUENT TO THE MEETING REQUIRED
 UNDER PARAGRAPH (E) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, HOLD A VOTE TO FILL SUCH VACAN-
 CY IN SUCH ELECTIVE OFFICE.
   § 2. Section 105 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  CONTRARY  PROVISION OF LAW, CONSIDERATION OF
 MATTERS RELATING TO THE FILLING BY APPOINTMENT OF A VACANCY IN AN  ELEC-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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