The current system requires Hochul to call a special election within 10 days of Stefanik’s resignation, and the election is then required to happen within 70 to 80 days.
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New York state Democratic lawmakers last week introduced a new bill that would delay special elections until November, instead of the current 90-day period after vacancies are declared.
The legislation comes as the United States Senate prepares to confirm New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik, who would likely be replaced by a Republican, as Ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik was nominated for the position last year, but her departure will narrow the GOP’s tight majority in the lower chamber until her replacement is elected.
