New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11588: Requires village elections on the same date as general elections take place on even numbered years
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Requires village elections occurring on the same date as the general election take place on even numbered years.
What the bill says
An act to amend the election law and the village law, in relation to requiring village elections on the same date as general elections take place on even numbered years.
From the introduced text, June 5, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the election law and the village law, in relation to requiring village elections on the same date as general elections take place on even numbered years THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 15-104 of the election law, as amended by chapter 248 of the laws of 1983, paragraph b as amended by chapter 565 of the laws of 1998, paragraph c as amended by chapter 359 of the laws of 1989, and paragraph d as amended by chapter 684 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: 1. a. The general village election shall be held on the third Tuesday in March except in any village which presently elects, or hereafter adopts a proposition to elect, its officers on a date other than the third Tuesday in March. VILLAGES THAT HAVE ELECTIONS ON THE DAY OF THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER SHALL HOLD SUCH ELECTIONS ON THE DAY OF THE GENERAL ELECTION IN EVEN NUMBERED YEARS. b. In any village in which the general village election, or a special village election for officers pursuant to this chapter, is scheduled to be held on the third Tuesday of March, for any year in which the seventeenth day …
Sponsors
- Christopher Burdick (D, 93) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
Subjects: Election Law
Common questions
- What is A11588?
- A11588 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires village elections on the same date as general elections take place on even numbered years.
- What does A11588 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the election law and the village law, in relation to requiring village elections on the same date as general elections take place on even numbered years.
- What is the status of A11588?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11588?
- Christopher Burdick (D, 93).
- Where is the official record for A11588?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11588
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