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S 570: Relates to the removal of an election commissioner by the governor or by affirmative vote of a majority of commissioners of the state board of elections for incompetence, misconduct, or other good cause, provided that prior to removal, such election commissioner shall be given a written copy of the charges against them and have an opportunity to be heard in their defense.
What S 570 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the election law to establish a process for removing an election commissioner from office. An election commissioner can be removed by the governor for cause, or by a majority vote of the state board of elections for incompetence, misconduct, or other good cause. Before removal, the commissioner is given written notice of the charges and an opportunity to defend themselves. Any resulting vacancy is filled according to the article's provisions for filling vacancies. The changes take effect immediately.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO ELECTIONS |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | COMMITTED TO RULES |
| May. 08, 2025 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| May. 07, 2025 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| May. 06, 2025 | 1ST REPORT CAL.956 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 225 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 570 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MAY, WEBER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the removal of an election commissioner The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 3-200 of the election law is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 7. An election commissioner may be removed from office by the governor 4 [for cause in the same manner as a sheriff] or by affirmative vote of a 5 majority of commissioners of the state board of elections for incompe- 6 tence, misconduct, or other good cause, provided that prior to removal, 7 such election commissioner shall be given a written copy of the charges 8 against such person and have an opportunity to be heard in their 9 defense. Any vacancy so resulting shall be filled in a manner prescribed 10 by this article for filling vacancies. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02141-01-5
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