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A 7101: Prohibits political candidates from being nominated by more than one party for any public office.
What A 7101 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to prohibit individuals from being nominated by more than one party for a public office. A person cannot be designated or nominated if they are not a citizen of New York, ineligible to be elected to the office, or do not meet the constitutional or statutory qualifications for the office at the time of nomination. Additionally, individuals who have already accepted another party's nomination for the same office are also prohibited. The law would take effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7101
- What is the current status of A 7101?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7101 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 7101 pass?
- Not yet. A 7101 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7101, and where is it now?
- A 7101 was authored by Asm. James Pretlow. Its committee of record is Assembly Election Law.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to election law |
| Mar. 20, 2025 | referred to election law |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 20, 2025 · 259 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7101 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting political candidates from being nominated by more than one party for any public office The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 6-122 of the election law, as amended by chapter 2 511 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 6-122. Designation or nomination; eligibility, restrictions. A 4 person shall not be designated or nominated for a public office or party 5 position who (1) is not a citizen of the state of New York; (2) is inel- 6 igible to be elected to such office or position; [or] (3) [who,] if 7 elected will not at the time of commencement of the term of such office 8 or position, meet the constitutional or statutory qualifications thereof 9 or, with respect to judicial office, [who] will not meet such qualifica- 10 tions within thirty days of the commencement of the term of such office; 11 or (4) has already accepted another party's nomination for such public 12 office or party position. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10127-01-5
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