Post by Logan on Feb 7, 2016 22:24:56 GMT -6
As I reported last week, there is a proposal out there that would consolidate the federal and state primaries into a single day in June, rather than continuing with the separate dates unique only to New York.
On Monday, the state Senate Elections Committee will consider a consolidated primary proposal, though not the same one as was passed by the Assembly a week ago.
The committee will consider a Fred Akshar bill that would consolidate the primary in August, which fits with what Senate Republicans have supported in recent years. (The bill the passed the Assembly is carried by in the Senate by Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins)
While the legislation perhaps is a snoozer outside the Capitol bubble, the Assembly and the Senate both agree on the real consequences of two different primary dates for taxpayers. The extra cost of holding June and September elections is estimated to be $25 million.
blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/245972/senate-elections-committee-to-take-up-august-consolidated-primary-bill/
On Monday, the state Senate Elections Committee will consider a consolidated primary proposal, though not the same one as was passed by the Assembly a week ago.
The committee will consider a Fred Akshar bill that would consolidate the primary in August, which fits with what Senate Republicans have supported in recent years. (The bill the passed the Assembly is carried by in the Senate by Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins)
While the legislation perhaps is a snoozer outside the Capitol bubble, the Assembly and the Senate both agree on the real consequences of two different primary dates for taxpayers. The extra cost of holding June and September elections is estimated to be $25 million.
blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/245972/senate-elections-committee-to-take-up-august-consolidated-primary-bill/