NY A09217 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on October 28 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - referred to election law
Pending: Assembly Election Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on October 28 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - referred to election law
Pending: Assembly Election Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
This bill improves the current run-off system of elections for New York City offices by eliminating the current costly and low-turnout run-off election system in favor of an "instant runoff," whereby voters rank candidates by order of preference and the top two vote getters (if none receives an outright majority of votes), instantly move to a second and final round of counting based on the votes cast for them on the ballots of eliminated candidates.
Title
Requires an instant run-off in any municipal election in New York City; provides that if one candidate for any municipal office receives a majority of first preferences, such candidate is elected;provided, however, if no candidate is the first choice of at least half the voters, the instant runoff re-tabulation shall be performed and then the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated; makes related changes.
Sponsors
| Asm. Nelson Castro [D] | Asm. Barbara Clark [D] | Asm. Sandra Galef [D] | Asm. Deborah Glick [D] |
| Asm. Rory Lancman [D] | Asm. Donna Lupardo [D] | Asm. Michael Miller [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-06 | referred to election law | |
| 2009-10-28 | referred to election law |
