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New York State Assembly elections, 2012
 New York's 2012 elections: • U.S. Senate • U.S. House • State Senate • State Assembly |
New York State Assembly will be held in New York on November 6, 2012. All 150 seats will be up for election.
The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections is July 12, 2012. The primary election day will be September 11, 2012.
Majority control
- See also: Partisan composition of state senates
Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party holds the majority in the New York State Assembly:
| New York State Assembly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of May 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 92 | Pending | |
| Republican Party | 51 | Pending | |
| Independence Party of New York | 1 | Pending | |
| Vacancy | 6 | Pending | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | |
Campaign contributions
This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in New York in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[1]
| Year | Number of candidates | Total contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 304 | $22,899,004 |
| 2008 | 303 | $22,621,875 |
| 2006 | 282 | $22,190,222 |
| 2004 | 320 | $22,795,363 |
| 2002 | 377 | $24,474,447 |
In 2010, the candidates for state assembly raised a total of $22,899,004 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were: [2]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Democratic Assembly Campaign Cmte of New York | $786,493 |
| Democratic Assembly Campaign Cmte | $480,838 |
| Monroe County Republican Cmte | $345,404 |
| New York State United Teachers | $323,799 |
| Rooney, Peter R | $269,000 |
| New York State Trial Lawyers | $240,325 |
| Katz, Stephen | $178,000 |
| 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East | $172,800 |
| Barclay for Senate | $159,452 |
| Republican Assembly Campaign Cmte of New York | $149,726 |
Qualifications
Article 3, Section 7 of the New York Constitution states: No person shall serve as a member of the legislature unless he or she is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of the state of New York for five years, and, except as hereinafter otherwise prescribed, of the assembly or senate district for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election; if elected a senator or member of assembly at the first election next ensuing after a readjustment or alteration of the senate or assembly districts becomes effective, a person, to be eligible to serve as such, must have been a resident of the county in which the senate or assembly district is contained for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election. No member of the legislature shall, during the time for which he or she was elected, receive any civil appointment from the governor, the governor and the senate, the legislature or from any city government, to an office which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time.
Impact of redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in New York
New York's redistricting process following the 2010 census was tumultuous at the best of times. The state's growth rate was at 2.19%, well below the national rate of 9.7%.[3] The task of redistricting falls to a six person advisory commission known as the Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment (LATFOR). Once they draw up maps, it is up to the full legislature whether to pass them or not.
Prior to the November 2010 elections, a majority of legislators signed a pledge by the activist group NY Uprising, stating that they would support nonpartisan redistricting reform. When the time came to actually implement that pledge, however, most of those who signed ignored the pledge, allowing the process to proceed as usual. LATFOR released proposed maps on January 26, 2012, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) called unacceptable and threaten to veto. In late March, revised proposals were issued, along with a constitutional amendment that would set up a new bipartisan commission on redistricting following the next census in 2020.[4] Cuomo ultimately accepted the maps in exchange for the passage of the constitutional amendment.
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See also
References
- ↑ Follow the Money, New York
- ↑ Follow the Money: "New York Assembly 2010 Campaign Contributions"
- ↑ The Epoch Times, "New York Loses House Seats After 2010 Census," December 22, 2010
- ↑ Syracuse.com, "New York releases its final redistricting maps for state Senate and Assembly districts," March 12, 2012
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