Governor Cuomo is still trying to call a special election for April to fill the seats once held by legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos, both of whom were convicted of corruption late last year. State house reporter Zack Fink has more on an election date that is anything but set.

Last December, Governor Cuomo said he was looking to call a special election on April 19 to fill the legislative seats once held by former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and former Senate Leader Dean Skelos.

April 19 is the day of New York State's Presidential Primary, which would make it convenient for voters and also potentially boost turnout. But for the first time Monday, Cuomo acknowledged there may be some logistical challenges with that date.

"We are working with the Board of Elections right now to find out exactly what they mean by 'difficult.' And how difficult," Cuomo said. "You want to have an election but you want to make sure the election works well."

Earlier this month, the city elections officials told NY1 that holding a special election on the same day as the primary could be problematic, although they maintained they could pull it off if necessary.

"We are going to have an April primary no matter," said Staten Island Assemblyman Michael Cusick. "We are going to have June primary no matter what. We are going to have a September primary no matter what. And we are going to have a November election. So we are going to have four elections this year no matter what."

While several candidates are vying for the Silver seat, the Skelos seat so far has only one contender. Democratic Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky has the endorsement of local party leaders but he's declined to comment on the race.

Republicans still have no candidate, and sources say they are resisting the April date.

Republican Senator Fred Akshar, who chairs the election committee in the State Senate declined to comment, and Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco also had little to say.

"I really don't know," DeFrancisco said. "I don't know what's going on there. The Long Island people decide their candidate."

Critics say the Governor should move ahead with April, no matter what happens in the city.

"The Governor can set it up any way that he wants," said Susan Lerner of Common Cause New York. "If he believes that it is too difficult for for the New York City Board of Election to hold a primary and a general election on the same day, the he had the option to only hold a special election out on Long Island."

The key here is that if Democrats win the Long Island seat, Republicans will no longer hold a numeric majority as elected in the Senate. Although they would likely remain in control since certain Democrats are aligned with the Republicans.