New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S5851: Requires elections and terms of certain officials occur on even-numbered years
Status: In committee, February 3, 2026
Requires certain elections take place in even-numbered years for certain municipal and judicial officials.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 3, 2025:
STATEOFNEWYORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2025-2026 Regular Sessions INSENATE March 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, COONEY, HARCKHAM, JACKSON, MAY, S. RYAN, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing amendments to section 21 of article 6, article 13, and section 6 of article 4 of the constitution, in relation to requiring certain elections be held in even-numbered years at the general election Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 21 of article 6 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: § 21. a. When a vacancy shall occur, otherwise than by expiration of term, in the office of justice of the supreme court, of judge of the county court, of judge of the surrogate's court or judge of the family court outside the city of New York, it shall be filled for [a full] THE REMAINDER OF THE term at the next general election OCCURRING IN AN EVENNUMBERED YEAR held not less than three months after such vacancy occurs and, until the vacancy shall be so filled, the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate, if the senate shall be in session, or, if the senate not be in session, the governor may fill …
Sponsors
- James Skoufis (D, 42) · primary sponsor
- Cordell Cleare (D, 30)
- Leroy Comrie (D, 14)
- Jeremy Cooney (D, 56)
- Peter Harckham (D, 40)
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D, 47)
- Robert Jackson (D, 31)
- Rachel May (D, 48)
- Ryan, Sean (D, 61)
- Julia Salazar (D, 18)
- Luis Sepúlveda (D, 32)
Latest actions
- : OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- : TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
- : REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- : OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- : TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
- : REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Subjects: Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Common questions
- What is S5851?
- S5851 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires elections and terms of certain officials occur on even-numbered years.
- What does S5851 do?
- Requires certain elections take place in even-numbered years for certain municipal and judicial officials.
- What is the status of S5851?
- In committee as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored S5851?
- James Skoufis (D, 42), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S5851?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5851
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