Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday
called a special election for the seat and other vacancies in the Legislature for March 20.
Cuomo on Saturday
called a special election for the seat for April 19, which will coincide with the presidential primaries and special elections for three Assembly seats, including former Speaker Sheldon Silver's.
Cuomo said he'll
call special elections for those seats, which are in staunchly Democratic districts, but not until after the budget is completed, perhaps sometime in the spring.
New York Republicans are preparing to file a lawsuit in federal court this week that would force Democratic Gov. David Paterson to
call a special election for the seat vacated by former Rep. Eric Massa (D - N.Y.).
Instead of
calling a special election for that seat, Cuomo waited until the general elections in September.
After Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo
calls special elections for those seats sometime later this year, Democrats could regain control of the chamber, an event that Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins alluded to in her remarks.
Not exact matches
With the pending departure of George Latimer, who takes office as Westchester County executive, the
seat is up
for grabs in a
special election expected to be
called for the spring.
Later yesterday afternoon, the Westchester County Democratic Committee sent out an email informing recipients that a «mini convention» would be
called by Chairman Reggie Lafayette
for the purpose of selecting a candidate to run
for the yet - to - be-
called special election to fill the
seat of departing state Sen. George Latimer, who will become Westchester County executive on Jan. 1.
The chairman noted that in 2012, the governor
called a
special election to fill numerous vacancies around the state — including, ironically, the race
for the
seat vacated by now - Mayor Spano, who was succeeded by now - Assemblywoman Mayer — in early January.
Progressive activists — including Fordham Law Prof. Zephyr Teachout, who launched a strong but unsuccessful primary challenge to Cuomo in 2014 — are
calling for the rejection of this plan, unless the governor immediately
calls special elections for the two Senate
seats that will become vacant on Jan. 1.
Diaz, along with Sen. George Latimer, will leave office at the end of the year and have their
seats filled in
special elections to be
called after the state budget is completed, based on a Democratic unity push
for the state Senate.
I am looking at
calling a
special election for the Sheldon Silver
seat as well as two other vacancies that exist now
for April 19.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to
call for special elections to be held April 24 to fill two empty Senate
seats, according to a state official who confirmed the date.
After the resignation of former Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak, there are now 10
seats vacant in the Legislature
for various reasons — mostly because lawmakers left
for other elected offices — and Cuomo does not rush to
call special elections.
Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins at an unrelated news conference before the news broke acknowledged she was frustrated that the
seats had been empty
for a month without a
special election being
called.
The heads of the borough's two major parties are expected to name their nominees to replace former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner by later this week at the earliest after Gov. Andrew Cuomo
called for a Sept. 13
special election to fill the vacant 9th Congressional District
seat in Forest Hills.
At 12:16 p.m., Paterson's office sent out a news release saying he
called a
special election for Sept. 15, Primary Day, to fill the
seat.
New York
election law doesn't require Paterson to
call for a
special election to fill Massa's
seat, even though voters in the upstate district would be without a representative
for 10 months.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has indicated he'll
call special elections for several vacant Assembly
seats on April 19, the day of New York's presidential primary, and the assumption is he will put the Long Island Senate race on the ballot at the same time.
Political leaders on both sides of the aisle believe Gov. Andrew Cuomo will not
call for a pre-November vote to fill the Assembly
seat that opened up when Republican Assemblyman Dan Losquadro won the Brookhaven highway superintendent's office in a March
special election.
Governor Andrew Cuomo this week
called for special elections on April 24 to fill two vacant state Senate and nine vacant state Assembly
seats.
That strange, and temporary, support of Sanders and Trump results from Gov. Cuomo's decision Saturday to
call a
special election on April 19 — presidential primary day in the state —
for the Nassau County state Senate
seat left open by the corruption conviction in December of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
Despite the pleas of some good government advocates, opinion writers, other elected officials, and constituents, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has stated he has no plans to
call for special elections to fill the
seats before November.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo
called the
special election — held on the same day as the closely watched New York presidential primary — to fill the
seat left vacant by Silver, who represented Lower Manhattan
for 35 years before he was found guilty of corruption charges related to two separate bribery schemes.
Two years ago, when state Sens. Juan Vargas and Gloria Negrete McLeod resigned to take their
seats in Congress, on Jan. 7 the governor
called for March 12
special elections.
In 2014, Cuomo chose not to
call special elections for 10
seats that were open at the beginning of the year, and another that was vacated later in the year, leaving them vacant through the general
election.
, Cuomo chose not to
call special elections for 10
seats that were open at the beginning of the year, and another that was vacated later in the year, leaving them vacant through the general
election.
For now, any campaigning would be conducted quietly because Cuomo has not yet called for a special election, which would come within a few months, to fill the seat that Grimm announced on Monday he would vaca
For now, any campaigning would be conducted quietly because Cuomo has not yet
called for a special election, which would come within a few months, to fill the seat that Grimm announced on Monday he would vaca
for a
special election, which would come within a few months, to fill the
seat that Grimm announced on Monday he would vacate.
NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer and state Sen. Brad Hoylman joined former Comptroller John Liu in
calling for the New York County Democratic Committee to pick Yuh - Line Niou as its candidate
for the April 19
special election for Silver's
seat.
While Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a penchant
for leaving state Legislature
seats vacant until the next general
election — November 2016 — some are hoping he will
call a
special election.
The governor has yet to
call a
special election for Towns» 54th AD
seat, but there's quite a battle brewing
for it already.
«To be clear, we will be
calling special elections for these soon - to - be open Senate and Assembly
seats, the timing of which will be determined in January when the
seats become vacant,» Azzopardi said.
Historically, Cuomo has not
called special elections for state legislature
seats, citing a need to save money.
In December, Cuomo responded to a reporter's question and said, «I am looking at
calling a
special election for the Sheldon Silver
seat, as well as two other vacancies that exist now
for April 19.
Mr. Cuomo is legally required to
call a
special election for a vacant House
seat.
Governor Andrew Cuomo declined to
call a
special election for it or any other vacant
seats across the state, saying the
elections would be too costly.
It would then fall upon Gov. Andrew Cuomo to
call a
special election for the State Senate
seat.
Election lawyer Jerry Goldfeder said the decision had potential to change the way
special elections for Congressional
seats are
called in New York, where governors have long enjoyed almost unlimited latitude in declaring a vacancy.
Under the U.S. Constitution, Cuomo must
call for a
special election to fill the vacated
seat.
A small group of Democratic Party leaders chose Alice Cancel Sunday as the Democratic candidate who will vie
for Silver's
seat in a
special election on April 19 — but some are
calling her candidacy a win
for the same old - school power brokers that supported the disgraced Silver.
There are some practical limitations to
calling a
special election for the two Senate
seats in March — namely, the state budget would be due in the coming days and the results of the
election could trigger a leadership upheaval in the chamber.
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, a Republican - turned - Democrat former assemblyman, is contemplating seeking the Democratic nomination if Cuomo
calls a
special election to fill the Senate
seat being vacated by fellow Democrat George Latimer, who won his race
for Westchester county executive last week.
Bronx Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda plans to run
for state Senate if Cuomo
calls a
special election to fill the
seat of Sen. Ruben Diaz, a Democrat resigning at the end of the year to become a NYC councilman.
Bronx Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda plans to run
for state Senate if Gov. Cuomo
calls a
special election to fill the
seat of Sen. Ruben Diaz, a Democrat resigning at the end of the year to become a city councilman, a source close to him says.
Her husband, former Councilman Charles Barron, is now running
for that open
seat and has also
called for a
special election, which insiders say would give him the inside track
for the Democratic nomination.
Skelos was immediately ousted from the Senate upon conviction, and Cuomo is expected to set April 19, the presidential primary day, as the date
for a
special election to fill the
seat, the same date he said he'll likely
call an
election to replace former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan), who was bounced last month, also as a result of multiple corruption convictions.
Gov. Cuomo is expected shortly to
call a
special election for mid-April to fill a number of vacant legislative
seats, including District 32, recently vacated by Ruben Diaz Sr., who was elected to the New York City Council.
The governor is not required to
call for a
special election, and has the option to let the
seat remain unfilled until the November 2018
election.
For most of the state's modern political history, if a lawmaker vacated his or her
seat, the governor would quickly move to
call a
special election so the representative could be promptly replaced.
The City Council is set to vote on a resolution this week that
calls on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to hold
special elections for the many vacant
seats in the state legislature.