Bill > A09338

This bill amends the New York election law to provide a new process for candidates who do not receive a party nomination through a caucus (a local meeting of party members to select candidates). Specifically, the bill allows such a candidate to file a "certificate of declination" within ten days after the nomination certificate is filed, if that candidate has either previously filed a designating petition for another party, received a nomination through a primary election, or received a nomination from another party's caucus. This provision gives candidates more flexibility in managing their political candidacies by providing a formal mechanism to decline a nomination they did not win directly. The bill would take effect immediately upon enactment, allowing candidates to use this new declination process right away. The change appears designed to clarify and streamline the process by which candidates can withdraw from or decline certain party nominations.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9338