Good-government organizations on Friday called for changes to how New York's state government operates in the wake of the coming resignation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The groups, including Reinvent Albany, Common Cause, the League of Women Voters and the New York Public Interest Research Group, urged the Democratic-led state Assembly to continue investigating the range of controversies that have dogged Cuomo.

The legality of impeaching Cuomo remains an open question once he leaves office on Aug. 24, but some lawmakers have not ruled out continuing a probe that has so far reviewed the sexual harassment allegations leveled against him, as well as the questions surrounding nursing home deaths during the pandemic.

At the same time, the groups are calling for an overhaul of the ethics watchdog in Albany known as the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which critics have alleged placed far too much power in the governor.

And the groups urged Cuomo to empty his remaining $18 million campaign war chest or donate the money to charity.

"With Andrew Cuomo's resignation, the state Legislature and new Governor have two choices: They can mouth code words about 'getting back to work' that may mean that nothing will change in Albany, or they can strive for lasting reforms that put the public first and institutionalize new norms of professionalism and oversight," the groups said in a joint statement.