N.Y. Assembly Rules Rule 5, § 11: Employee candidates for Senator or member of Assembly

§ 11. Employee candidates for Senator or member of Assembly. No

Assembly employee shall remain on the Assembly payroll while a candidate

for Senator or member of Assembly. For the purposes herein, an employee

shall be deemed a candidate for Senator or member of the Assembly upon

the filing of designating petitions for such office or, where

nominations for such office are made other than by petition, upon

nomination. Such employee shall remain off the Assembly payroll until

such time as his or her candidacy shall cease or upon the day following

election day for such office, whichever comes first.