S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2347
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 16, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. GALLAGHER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the removal of an
election commissioner
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 3-200 of the election law is
amended to read as follows:
7. An election commissioner may be removed from office by the governor
[for cause in the same manner as a sheriff] OR BY AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A
MAJORITY OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS FOR INCOMPE-
TENCE, MISCONDUCT, OR OTHER GOOD CAUSE, PROVIDED THAT PRIOR TO REMOVAL,
SUCH ELECTION COMMISSIONER SHALL BE GIVEN A WRITTEN COPY OF THE CHARGES
AGAINST SUCH PERSON AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD IN THEIR
DEFENSE. Any vacancy so resulting shall be filled in a manner prescribed
by this article for filling vacancies.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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