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Prohibits certain elected officials from serving as delegates to the constitutional convention
In Assembly Committee · Election Law · Sponsor Sandy Galef
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BILL NUMBER:S3094
Title of bill
An act to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting certain elected officials from serving as delegates to the constitutional convention
Purpose of bill
To prohibit elected officials from qualifying as delegates for a constitutional convention.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of this bill amends the Election Law by adding a new section 6-170. This section states that the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, comptroller, any state legislator and any elected county or city official or any person currently holding an elected office.
Section 2 states the effective date.
Justification
The New York State Constitution slates that every 20 years on the election ballot will be a question of whether a constitutional convention should be held. If the people decide that a convention should be held, there shall be a conventional delegate election on the ballot the following year.
Due to partisan politics and the fact that elected officials have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo it is very important that the people of this state and not career politicians have the opportunity to be delegates to a constitutional convention. This bill seeks to prohibit elected officials from being elected delegates to a convention. Elected officials also enjoy an advantage by virtue of having, run for office and won, thereby securing name recognition by the voters that a regular citizen does not have. By prohibiting elected officials, the playing field will be more fair and equitable for those citizens who do not have public recognition.
Prior legislative history
A.5277 of 2009/2010 New Bill in Senate
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Thirty days after it shall have become law.
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