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Senate Bill S5877

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to eligibility requirements to run for the office of president of the United States

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2025-S5877 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Add Art XIII-A §1, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6138
2021-2022: S4979
2023-2024: S4207

2025-S5877 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to eligibility requirements to run for the office of president of the United States; requires upon declaration of intention to run for the office of president of the United States, an individual who is currently holding office at the state or local level must thereafter resign such state or local office.

2025-S5877 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5877 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5877
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to the constitution, in relation  to  eligibility
   to run for president of the United States

   Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the constitution be
 amended by adding a new article XIII-A to read as follows:
 
                              ARTICLE XIII-A
                         RUNNING FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
 
   SECTION  1.  NO INDIVIDUAL CURRENTLY SERVING IN AN OFFICE OF THE STATE
 OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTING THE STATE OF NEW YORK MAY  CONCURRENTLY
 RUN  FOR  THE  OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. SUCH INDIVIDUAL
 MAY FIRST DECLARE THE INTENTION TO RUN FOR THE OFFICE  OF  PRESIDENT  OF
 THE  UNITED  STATES; PROVIDED THAT UPON SUCH DECLARATION SUCH INDIVIDUAL
 MUST THEREAFTER RESIGN THEIR OFFICIAL POSITION.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION  THE  TERMS  "OFFICE  OF  THE  STATE  OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT" SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:  GOVERNOR,  LIEUTENANT  GOVERNOR,  COMP-
 TROLLER,  ATTORNEY  GENERAL, MEMBERS OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE, AND LOCAL
 AND STATE OFFICERS.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the  foregoing  amendment
 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
 conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89098-01-5

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