STATE OF NEW YORK
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1421
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 9, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to designating and nomi-
nating petitions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 6-132 of the election law, as
2 amended by chapter 235 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 1. Each sheet of a designating petition shall be signed in ink and
5 shall contain the following information and shall be in substantially
6 the following form:
7 I, the undersigned, do hereby state that I am a duly enrolled voter of
8 the.................... party and entitled to vote at the next primary
9 election of such party, to be held on..............., 20...; that my
10 place of residence is truly stated opposite my signature hereto, and I
11 do hereby designate the following named person (or persons) as a candi-
12 date (or candidates) for the nomination of such party for public office
13 or for election to a party position of such party.
14 Public Office
15 or party position Place of Residence
16 Names of (include district number, (also post office address,
17 candidates if applicable) if not identical)
18 ............ ................ .........................
19 ............ ................ .........................
20 I do hereby appoint .............................. (insert the names
21 and addresses of at least three persons, all of whom shall be enrolled
22 voters of said party) as a committee to fill vacancies in accordance
23 with the provisions of the election law.
24 In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year
25 placed opposite my signature.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01274-01-7
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1 Date Name of Signer Residence
2 ............ .............. .........................
3 ............ .............. .........................
4 Town or city (except
5 in the city of New
6 York, the county)
7 ..................
8 ..................
9 § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 6-140 of the election
10 law, as amended by chapter 235 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read
11 as follows:
12 a. Each sheet of an independent nominating petition shall be signed in
13 ink, shall contain the following information and shall be in substan-
14 tially the following form:
15 I, the undersigned, do hereby state that I am a registered voter of
16 the political unit for which a nomination for public office is hereby
17 being made, that my present place of residence is truly stated opposite
18 my signature hereto, and that I do hereby nominate the following named
19 person (or persons) as a candidate (or as candidates) for election to
20 public office (or public offices) to be voted for at the election to be
21 held on the ............ day of ................, 20...., and that I
22 select the name ............................ (fill in name) as the name
23 of the independent body making the nomination (or nominations) and
24 ................ (fill in emblem) as the emblem of such body.
25 Public Place of residence
26 Office (also post office
27 Name of (include district address
28 Candidate number, if applicable) if not identical)
29 .......... ................. ..........................
30 .......... ................. ..........................
31 I do hereby appoint ............................. (here insert the names
32 and addresses of at least three persons, all of whom shall be registered
33 voters within such political unit), as a committee to fill vacancies in
34 accordance with the provisions of the election law.
35 In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year
36 placed opposite my signature.
37 Date Name of Signer Residence
38 ...... ................ .......................
39 ...... ................ .......................
40 Town or city (except
41 in the city of New
42 York, the county)
.......................
.......................
43 § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 6-204 of the election law, as amended by
44 chapter 447 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
45 1. Party designations for elective village offices shall be made on a
46 designating petition containing the signatures in ink of residents of
47 the village who are registered to vote with the appropriate county board
48 of elections at the time of signing and who are enrolled in such poli-
49 tical party. The sheets of such a petition shall be numbered. A signer
50 need not himself or herself fill in the date or residence. Each sheet of
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1 such petition must be in substantially the following form and shall
2 contain all the information required therein:
3 PARTY DESIGNATING PETITION
4 I, the undersigned do hereby state that I am a registered voter of the
5 Village of ............. and a duly enrolled voter of the .............
6 party and entitled to vote at the next primary election of such party,
7 that my place of residence is truly stated opposite my signature hereto,
8 and I hereby designate the following named person (or persons) as a
9 candidate or (candidates) for nomination of such party for the public
10 office or (public offices) to be voted for at the primary election to be
11 held on the ...... day of ............ 20.... as hereinafter specified.
12 Public Office
13 (include district
14 number,
15 Name of Candidate if applicable) Term Residence
16 .................... ................. .......... ............
17 .................... ................. .......... ............
18 I do hereby appoint (insert names and addresses of at least three
19 persons, all of whom shall be enrolled voters of said party) as a
20 committee to fill vacancies in accordance with the provisions of the
21 election law.
22 In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year
23 placed opposite my signature.
24 Date Name Residence
25 ............. ............. ...............
26 ............. ............. ...............
27 STATEMENT OF WITNESS
28 I ............... (name of witness) state: I am a duly qualified voter
29 of the State of New York; and an enrolled voter of the ......... party
30 and now reside in the Village of ......... County of ......... State of
31 New York at ............ (residence address) therein. Each of the
32 persons whose names are subscribed to this petition sheet containing
33 ......... signatures, subscribed his or her name in my presence.
34 I understand that this statement will be accepted for all purposes as
35 the equivalent of an affidavit and, if it contains a material false
36 statement, shall subject me to the same penalties as if I had been duly
37 sworn.
38 ........................ .................................
39 Date Signature of witness
40 In lieu of the signed statement of a witness who is a duly qualified
41 voter of the state qualified to sign the petition, the following state-
42 ment signed by a notary public shall be accepted:
43 On the dates above indicated before me personally came each of the
44 voters whose signatures appear on this petition sheet containing
45 ............. (fill in number) signatures, who signed same in my pres-
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1 ence and who, being by me duly sworn, each for himself or herself, said
2 that the foregoing statement made and subscribed by him or her, was
3 true.
4 Date..................
5 ...............................
6 (Signature and official title
7 of officer administering oath)
8 Page No........
9 § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 6-206 of the election law, as amended by
10 chapter 447 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
11 1. Independent nominations for elective village offices shall be made
12 by a petition containing the signatures in ink of residents of the
13 village who are registered with the appropriate county board of
14 elections at the time of signing. The sheets of such a petition shall be
15 numbered. A signer need not himself or herself fill in the date or resi-
16 dence. Each sheet of such petition must be in substantially the follow-
17 ing form and shall contain all the information required therein:
18 VILLAGE INDEPENDENT NOMINATING PETITION
19 I, the undersigned, do hereby state that I am a registered voter of
20 the Village of......., that my present place of residence is truly stat-
21 ed opposite my signature, and I do hereby nominate the following named
22 person (or persons) as a candidate (or as candidates) for election to
23 public office (or public offices) to be voted for at the election to be
24 held on the.....day of........, 20....., and that I select the
25 name........... (fill in name) as the name of the independent body
26 making the nomination (or nominations) and.....(fill in emblem) as the
27 emblem of such body.
28 Name of
29 Candidate Public Office Term Residence
30 (include district
31 number, if applicable)
32 ............. .................... .... ...............
33 ............. .................... .... ...............
34 I do hereby appoint (insert names and addresses of at least three
35 persons, all of whom shall be registered voters within such village) as
36 a committee to fill vacancies in accordance with the provisions of the
37 election law.
38 In witness whereof, I have signed this petition on the day and year
39 stated before my signature.
40 Date Signature Residence
41 .......... ................. ...................
42 .......... ................. ...................
43 STATEMENT OF WITNESS
44 I, ..................... state that I am a duly qualified voter and
45 now reside at ...................... (residence address) in the Village
46 of ................ in the State of New York in the County of
47 ................. . Each of the voters whose names are subscribed to
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1 this petition sheet containing ................ (fill in number) signa-
2 tures, subscribed his or her name in my presence.
3 I understand that this statement will be accepted for all purposes as
4 the equivalent of an affidavit and, if it contains a material false
5 statement, shall subject me to the same penalties as if I had been duly
6 sworn.
7 ....................... ..............................
8 Date Signature of witness
9 § 5. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 and subdivision 4 of section 15-108
10 of the election law, as amended by chapter 447 of the laws of 2006, are
11 amended to read as follows:
12 a. Party designations for elective village offices shall be made on a
13 designating petition containing the signatures in ink of residents of
14 the village who are registered to vote with the appropriate county board
15 of elections at the time of signing and who are enrolled in such poli-
16 tical party. The sheets of such a petition shall be numbered. Such peti-
17 tion must set forth in each instance the correct date of signing, the
18 name of the signer, and his or her present address, and may set forth a
19 committee to fill vacancies consisting of at least three qualified
20 voters of the village enrolled in such party and their residence within
21 the village. A signer need not himself or herself fill in the date or
22 residence. Each sheet of such petition must be in substantially the
23 following form and shall contain all the information required therein:
24 PARTY DESIGNATING PETITION
25 I, the undersigned do hereby state that I am a registered voter of the
26 Village of ...... and a duly enrolled voter of the ........ party and
27 entitled to vote at the next primary election of such party, that my
28 place of residence is truly stated opposite my signature hereto, and I
29 hereby designate the following named person (or persons) as a candidate
30 (or candidates) for nomination of such party for the public office (or
31 public offices) to be voted for at the primary election to be held on
32 the ...... day of ........... 20.... as hereinafter specified.
33 Public Office
34 (include district
35 number, if
36 Name of Candidate applicable) Term Residence
37 .................... ................. ....... ...............
38 .................... ................. ....... ...............
39 I do hereby appoint (insert names and addresses of at least three
40 persons, all of whom shall be enrolled voters of said party) as a
41 committee to fill vacancies in accordance with the provisions of the
42 election law.
43 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year
44 placed opposite my signature.
45 Date Name Residence
46 ............. ............. ...............
47 ............. ............. ...............
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1 STATEMENT OF WITNESS
2 I ............... (name of witness) state: I am a duly qualified voter
3 of the State of New York; and an enrolled voter of the ......... party
4 and now reside in the Village of ......... County of ......... State of
5 New York at ............ (residence address) therein. Each of the
6 persons whose names are subscribed to this petition sheet
7 containing ......... signatures, subscribed his or her name in my pres-
8 ence.
9 I understand that this statement will be accepted for all purposes as
10 the equivalent of an affidavit and, if it contains a material false
11 statement, shall subject me to the same penalties as if I had been duly
12 sworn.
13 ....................... ...........................
14 Date Signature of Witness
15 page no. .........
16 4. Independent nominations for elective village offices shall be made
17 by a petition containing the signatures in ink of residents of the
18 village who are registered with the appropriate county board of
19 elections at the time of signing or who are residents of the village who
20 were on the list of registered voters for the last village election in
21 such village. The sheets of such a petition shall be numbered. Such
22 petition must set forth in each instance the correct date of signing,
23 the name of the signer and his or her present address, and may set forth
24 a committee to fill vacancies consisting of at least three persons qual-
25 ified to vote in the village election and their residence within the
26 village. A signer need not himself or herself fill in the date or resi-
27 dence. Each sheet of such petition must be in substantially the follow-
28 ing form and shall contain all the information required therein except
29 as may otherwise be permitted by law.
30 VILLAGE INDEPENDENT NOMINATING PETITION
31 I, the undersigned, do hereby state that I am a registered voter of
32 the Village of .........., that my present place of residence is truly
33 stated opposite my signature, and I do hereby nominate the following
34 named person (or persons) as a candidate (or as candidates) for election
35 to public office (or public offices) to be voted for at the election to
36 be held on the ..... day of ........, 20....., and that I select the
37 name .............. (fill in name) as the name of the independent body
38 making the nomination (or nominations) and ..... (fill in emblem) as the
39 emblem of such body.
40 Public Office
41 (include district
42 number, if
43 Name of Candidate applicable) Term Residence
44 .................... ................. ........ .................
45 .................... ................. ........ .................
46 I do hereby appoint _ _ _ _
47 Name Residence
48 ............................. .................................
49 ............................. .................................
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1 as a committee to fill vacancies in accordance with the provisions of
2 the election law.
3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this petition on the day and year
4 stated before my signature.
5 Date Signature Residence
6 ............. ................. ...............
7 ............. ................. ...............
8 STATEMENT OF WITNESS
9 I, ............... state that I am a duly qualified voter and now
10 reside at ............. (residence address) in the Village
11 of ........... in the State of New York in the County of ........ . Each
12 of the voters whose names are subscribed to this petition sheet,
13 containing ........ (fill in number) signatures, subscribed his or her
14 name in my presence.
15 I understand that this statement will be accepted for all purposes as
16 the equivalent of an affidavit and, if it contains a material false
17 statement, shall subject me to the same penalties as if I had been duly
18 sworn.
19 Date .................... ...........................
20 Signature of Witness
21 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
