Constitution · New York

N.Y. Const. art. XIII, § 5

Constitution
Constitution of New York
Text as of
October 2026

What does this section say?

Provision shall be made by law for the removal for misconduct or malversation in office of all officers, except judicial, whose powers and duties are not local or legislative and who shall be elected at general elections, and also for supplying vacancies created by such removal.

The text is copied from the official source: legislation.nysenate.gov. This is the stored text for research. It is not legal advice; check the official source before you rely on it.

Nearby in this constitution