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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6302: Relates to primary elections in the city of New York; repealer

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 6302 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to primary elections in the city of New York; repealer. Primary sponsor: James Sanders (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO ELECTIONS.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires that elections for municipal office in the city of New York shall use an "instant run-off" or "ranked choice" voting system.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
James SandersPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate10

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
  2. REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source