Prohibits a person convicted of rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof under 18 U.S.C. Section 2383 from holding an elected office, a judgeship, or an appointed position in the state.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1225
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BORES, ALVAREZ, DINOWITZ, GIBBS, GONZALEZ-ROJAS,
KELLES, LAVINE, LEE, LEVENBERG, RAGA, SEAWRIGHT, SIMONE, TAYLOR,
ZACCARO, SIMON, RAMOS, FALL, RIVERA, GLICK, MEEKS, BURDICK, TAPIA,
CUNNINGHAM, DAVILA, ANDERSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to prohibiting a
person convicted of rebellion or insurrection against the authority of
the United States or the laws thereof from holding an elected office,
a judgeship, or an appointed position in the state
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be referred to
2 as the "Restrict Insurrectionists from Office Taking (RIOT) Act".
3 § 2. Subdivision 1-a of section 3 of the public officers law is
4 amended by adding a new paragraph (iii) to read as follows:
5 (iii) No person shall be capable of holding an elected office, a
6 judgeship or an appointed position who shall stand convicted of violat-
7 ing 18 U.S.C. § 2383.
8 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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