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A 5058: Moves the date of the presidential primary to the same date as the state primaries.
What A 5058 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill proposes to change the date of the presidential primary to the same date as the state primaries. The current date for presidential primaries is the first Tuesday in June, but the bill suggests moving it to the same date as the state primaries, which is the fourth Tuesday in June. This change aims to align the presidential primary with the state primaries and make the process more efficient. The bill also eliminates the need for an additional primary election, known as the spring primary, which was previously held in February or June to elect delegates to the national convention.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5058
- What is the current status of A 5058?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5058 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to election law".
- Did A 5058 pass?
- Not yet. A 5058 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5058, and where is it now?
- A 5058 was authored by Asm. Jonathan Jacobson with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Election Law.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to election law |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | referred to election law |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 11, 2025 · 297 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5058 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON, TAYLOR, EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to moving the date of the presidential primary to the same date as the state primaries The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 8-100 of the 2 election law, as amended by chapter 5 of the laws of 2019, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 (a) A primary election shall be held on the fourth Tuesday in June 5 before every general election unless otherwise changed by an act of the 6 legislature. Members of the state and county committees and assembly 7 district leaders and associate district leaders and all other party 8 positions to be elected shall be elected at such primary and all nomi- 9 nations for public office required to be made at a primary election in 10 such year shall be made at such primary. In each year in which electors 11 of president and vice president of the United States are to be elected 12 an additional primary election[, to be known as the spring primary,] 13 shall also be held on the [first] fourth Tuesday in [February] June 14 unless otherwise changed by an act of the legislature, for the purpose 15 of electing delegates to the national convention. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03982-01-5
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