STATE OF NEW YORK
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7605
IN SENATE
June 6, 2012
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Introduced by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to Buffalo city school
district petitions for nomination of school board members
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraphs f and g of subdivision 10 of section 2553 of the
2 education law, as added by chapter 242 of the laws of 1974, are amended
3 to read as follows:
4 f. Petitions for the nomination of members of such school board shall
5 be on white paper containing the required signatures of qualified voters
6 of the city of Buffalo. The sheets of such petition shall be numbered
7 consecutively, beginning with number one, at the foot of each sheet.
8 Such a petition must set forth in every instance the correct date of
9 signing, the full name of the signer[,] and his [present] or her resi-
10 dence[, the residence from which he was registered at the time of the
11 last preceding general election, if he was registered at that time, the
12 city school subdistrict of such residence at such time and the election
13 district thereof at such time. A signer need not himself fill in the
14 date, residence or residences, city school subdistrict or election
15 district. The election district of the signer to be filed in the peti-
16 tion shall be the election district in effect at the time of the last
17 preceding general election. If the residence from which the signer was
18 registered at the time of the last preceding general election is the
19 same as his present residence, the word "same" may be written, instead
20 of repeating the place of residence. If the signer was not registered at
21 the time of the last general election, he shall write "not registered at
22 that time."]. A signer need only place his or her signature upon the
23 petition, and need not himself or herself fill in the other required
24 information.
25 g. Each sheet of such a petition shall be signed in ink and shall be
26 substantially in the following form:
27 I, the undersigned, do hereby state that I am a duly qualified voter
28 of the city of Buffalo, that my [present] place of residence [and my
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 place of residence at the time of the last preceding general election if
2 I was registered at such time are] is truly stated opposite my signature
3 hereto, [I intend to support at the ensuing election] and I do hereby
4 nominate the following named person as a candidate for nomination (for
5 the public office of member of the board of education of the city of
6 Buffalo at large..............day of...................., [19] 20.....,)
7 (for the city school subdistrict.............day of........, [19]
8 20.....)
9 In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand the day and year
10 placed opposite my signature.
11 Date Name of Signer Present Residence
12 .............. .................. ....................
13 .............. .................. ....................
14 .............. .................. ....................
15 [At the Time of the Last Preceding General Election.
16 Residence City School Subdistrict Election District
17 ............... ......................... ..................
18 ............... ......................... ..................
19 ............... ......................... ..................]
20 The petition shall be authenticated by witnesses. Such statement shall
21 be accepted for all purposes as the equivalent of an affidavit, and if
22 false shall subject the witness to the same penalties as if he or she
23 had been duly sworn. The form of such statement shall be substantially
24 as follows:
25 STATEMENT OF WITNESS
26 I,...................., (name of witness), state: I am a duly quali-
27 fied voter of the state of New York, and now reside in the city, town or
28 village of..............., in such state, at
29 .......................(fill in street and house number and post office)
30 therein. I know each of the voters whose names are subscribed to this
31 petition sheet containing (fill in number).............signatures and
32 each of them subscribed the same in my presence and upon so subscribing
33 declared to me that the foregoing statement, made and subscribed by him,
34 was true.
35 .....................
36 Signature of witness
37 Date...........
38 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.