Prohibits a currently elected state official from running for state or federal office and currently elected federal officials from running for state office.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5489
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 12, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Election Law
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to the constitution, in relation to eligibility
to run for public office
1 Section 1. RESOLVED (if the Senate concur), That the constitution be
2 amended by adding a new article XX to read as follows:
3 ARTICLE XX
4 RUNNING FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
5 Section 1. No currently elected state official may run for any office
6 of the state or federal government concurrently and no currently elected
7 federal official may run for any office of the state concurrently. Where
8 a currently elected public official resigns his or her official posi-
9 tion, such individual may thereafter run for another state or federal
10 official position. For purposes of this section the terms "office of the
11 state or federal government" and "official position" shall include, but
12 shall not be limited to: the governor, lieutenant governor, comp-
13 troller, attorney general, members of the state legislature, members of
14 the United States congress, state and federal officers, the president,
15 and vice president.
16 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
17 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
18 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
19 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
20 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD89106-01-9
