A 7168: Prohibits a court from bifurcating the primary elections for members of the state and county committees and assembly district leaders and associate district leaders and all other party positions to be elected and all nominations for public office required to be made at a primary election in such year, except presidential primaries.
What A 7168 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to prohibit courts from changing the date of primary elections that combine multiple offices and nominations. This means that once a primary election date is set, it cannot be altered, except in cases where the president's primary is concerned. The law takes effect immediately, and it only applies to non-presidential primary elections.
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Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7168
- What is the current status of A 7168?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7168 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 7168 pass?
- Not yet. A 7168 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7168, and where is it now?
- A 7168 was authored by Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn. Its committee of record is Assembly Election Law. It is filed under ELN, alongside 111 other New York ELN bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to election law |
| Mar. 21, 2025 | referred to election law |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 21, 2025 · 192 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7168 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting a court from bifurcating certain primary elections The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 8-100 of the election law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 3 5. (a) No court shall issue an order changing the date of a primary 4 election which bifurcates the offices and positions to be elected and 5 nominations to be made as part of the same primary election pursuant to 6 paragraph (a) of subdivision one of this section. 7 (b) The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any presi- 8 dential primary. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10996-01-5
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