As of June 11, Ballotpedia has tracked 182 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 182, Ballotpedia tracked one from June 5-11. Democrats sponsored the bill. The one bill is below:
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NY A07690: Relates to the presidential primary, to provide for the election of delegates to a national party convention or a national party conference in 2024, and provisions regarding ballots and affirmations; repealer, Assembly Member Carl Heastie (D).
- As introduced, this bill:
- Selects the date for the presidential primary as April 2, 2024, to elect delegates and alternate delegates.
- Adds that early voting for the presidential primary will be March 23 until March 30 for nine hours a day.
- Allows write in votes to count unless they create an over vote on the ballot.
- Provides instruction that an absentee ballot retuned 2-7 days after an election without a postmark is a curable defect if the voter provides a response stating it was mailed before election.
- Establishes that delegates for the national convention may be selected by primary election with names on the ballot, by congressional district, or at a state committee convention.
- As introduced, this bill:
During the week of June 5-11, Ballotpedia tracked 13 House election-related bills nationally. As of June 11, Ballotpedia has tracked 1,421 House bills nationally. Ballotpedia tracked the most House bills this year in the Texas House of Representatives with 188, while Ballotpedia tracked the fewest House bills in Massachusetts and Ohio with one.
