Bill > S00347

This bill modifies several New York state laws to require certain public officials' elections to occur exclusively in even-numbered years instead of odd-numbered years. Specifically, the bill changes provisions in the Public Officers Law, Second Class Cities Law, Alternative County Government Law, and County Law to mandate that elections for city officers (including supervisors), county officers, comptrollers, sheriffs, county clerks, district attorneys, county treasurers, and coroners or medical examiners will now take place during general elections in even-numbered years. The legislation ensures that current elected officials will complete their existing terms, but introduces a transitional mechanism where if an official's term would normally end in an odd-numbered year after the bill's effective date, their term will be adjusted to align with the new even-year election cycle. The bill is designed to be implemented concurrently with a constitutional amendment proposal that also supports moving certain elections to even-numbered years, which aims to potentially increase voter participation and standardize election timing across different local government positions.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S347