ALBANY, N.Y. — Participants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol would be barred from holding office in New York under a new bill being introduced by state Sen. Brad Hoylman.
Unveiled on the second anniversary of the deadly siege, the Manhattan Democrat’s measure would block insurrectionists from serving as a member of the state legislature, an executive officer, or as a judge in the Empire State.
The Restrict Insurrectionists from Office Taking, or RIOT, Act would amend the New York’s public officers law and prohibit anyone convicted of rebellion or insurrection against the U.S. of holding civil office in the state.
