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S 7292: Permits New York city voters to sign designating petitions for multiple candidates for the same New York City municipal public office or party position.
What S 7292 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to allow New York City voters to sign petitions designating multiple candidates for the same office or party position. This change applies specifically to the city of New York, where there is no limit to the number of candidates that can be designated, unlike in other parts of the state. The bill does not impose a limit on the number of candidates that can be designated for a single office or position in New York City. The changes take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO ELECTIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7292
- What is the current status of S 7292?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 7292 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 ELECTIONS".
- Did S 7292 pass?
- Not yet. S 7292 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7292, and where is it now?
- S 7292 was authored by Sen. Jabari Brisport with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Elections.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO ELECTIONS |
| Apr. 09, 2025 | REFERRED TO ELECTIONS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 9, 2025 · 304 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7292 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BRISPORT, SALAZAR -- 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 permitting New York city voters to sign designating petitions for multiple candidates for the same New York city municipal public office or party position The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 6-134 of the election law, as 2 added by chapter 709 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: 3 3. (a) If a voter shall sign any petition or petitions designating a 4 greater number of candidates for public office or party position than 5 the number of persons to be elected thereto [his] their signatures, if 6 they bear the same date, shall not be counted upon any petition, and if 7 they bear different dates shall be counted in the order of their priori- 8 ty of date, for only so many designees as there are persons to be 9 elected. 10 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subdivi- 11 sion, a voter in the city of New York may designate a greater number of 12 candidates for a New York city municipal public office or party position 13 within the five counties of New York city than the number of persons to 14 be elected, with no limit to the number of designations. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00117-01-5
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