S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 7933 A. 10419
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
May 26, 2016
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Election Law
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:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 6-132 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 235 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
follows:
1. Each sheet of a designating petition shall be signed in ink and
shall contain the following information and shall be in substantially
the following form:
I, the undersigned, do hereby state that I am a duly enrolled voter of
the.................... party and entitled to vote at the next primary
election of such party, to be held on..............., 20...; that my
place of residence is truly stated opposite my signature hereto, and I
do hereby designate the following named person (or persons) as a candi-
date (or candidates) for the nomination of such party for public office
or for election to a party position of such party.
Public Office
or party position Place of Residence
Names of (INCLUDE DISTRICT NUMBER, (also post office address,
candidates IF APPLICABLE) if not identical)
............ ................ .........................
............ ................ .........................
I do hereby appoint .............................. (insert the names
and addresses of at least three persons, all of whom shall be enrolled
voters of said party) as a committee to fill vacancies in accordance
with the provisions of the election law.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year
placed opposite my signature.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Date Name of Signer Residence
............ .............. .........................
............ .............. .........................
Town or city (except
in the city of New
York, the county)
..................
..................
S 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 6-140 of the election
law, as amended by chapter 235 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read
as follows:
a. Each sheet of an independent nominating petition shall be signed in
ink, shall contain the following information and shall be in substan-
tially the following form:
I, the undersigned, do hereby state that I am a registered voter of
the political unit for which a nomination for public office is hereby
being made, that my present place of residence is truly stated opposite
my signature hereto, and that I do hereby nominate the following named
person (or persons) as a candidate (or as candidates) for election to
public office (or public offices) to be voted for at the election to be
held on the ............ day of ................, 20...., and that I
select the name ............................ (fill in name) as the name
of the independent body making the nomination (or nominations) and
................ (fill in emblem) as the emblem of such body.
Public Place of residence
Office (also post office
Name of (INCLUDE DISTRICT address
Candidate NUMBER, IF APPLICABLE) if not identical)
.......... ................. ..........................
.......... ................. ..........................
I do hereby appoint ............................. (here insert the names
and addresses of at least three persons, all of whom shall be registered
voters within such political unit), as a committee to fill vacancies in
accordance with the provisions of the election law.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year
placed opposite my signature.
Date Name of Signer Residence
...... ................ .......................
...... ................ .......................
Town or city (except
in the city of New
York, the county)
.......................
.......................
S 3. Subdivision 1 of section 6-204 of the election law, as amended by
chapter 447 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
1. Party designations for elective village offices shall be made on a
designating petition containing the signatures in ink of residents of
the village who are registered to vote with the appropriate county board
of elections at the time of signing and who are enrolled in such poli-
tical party. The sheets of such a petition shall be numbered. A signer
need not himself or herself fill in the date or residence. Each sheet of
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such petition must be in substantially the following form and shall
contain all the information required therein:
PARTY DESIGNATING PETITION
I, the undersigned do hereby state that I am a registered voter of the
Village of ............. and a duly enrolled voter of the .............
party and entitled to vote at the next primary election of such party,
that my place of residence is truly stated opposite my signature hereto,
and I hereby designate the following named person (or persons) as a
candidate or (candidates) for nomination of such party for the public
office or (public offices) to be voted for at the primary election to be
held on the ...... day of ............ 20.... as hereinafter specified.
Public Office
(INCLUDE DISTRICT
NUMBER,
Name of Candidate IF APPLICABLE) Term Residence
.................... ................. .......... ............
.................... ................. .......... ............
I do hereby appoint (insert names and addresses of at least three
persons, all of whom shall be enrolled voters of said party) as a
committee to fill vacancies in accordance with the provisions of the
election law.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year
placed opposite my signature.
Date Name Residence
............. ............. ...............
............. ............. ...............
STATEMENT OF WITNESS
I ............... (name of witness) state: I am a duly qualified voter
of the State of New York; and an enrolled voter of the ......... party
and now reside in the Village of ......... County of ......... State of
New York at ............ (residence address) therein. Each of the
persons whose names are subscribed to this petition sheet containing
......... signatures, subscribed his or her name in my presence.
I understand that this statement will be accepted for all purposes as
the equivalent of an affidavit and, if it contains a material false
statement, shall subject me to the same penalties as if I had been duly
sworn.
........................ .................................
Date Signature of witness
In lieu of the signed statement of a witness who is a duly qualified
voter of the state qualified to sign the petition, the following state-
ment signed by a notary public shall be accepted:
On the dates above indicated before me personally came each of the
voters whose signatures appear on this petition sheet containing
............. (fill in number) signatures, who signed same in my pres-
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ence and who, being by me duly sworn, each for himself or herself, said
that the foregoing statement made and subscribed by him or her, was
true.
Date..................
...............................
(Signature and official title
of officer administering oath)
Page No........
S 4. Subdivision 1 of section 6-206 of the election law, as amended by
chapter 447 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
1. Independent nominations for elective village offices shall be made
by a petition containing the signatures in ink of residents of the
village who are registered with the appropriate county board of
elections at the time of signing. The sheets of such a petition shall be
numbered. A signer need not himself or herself fill in the date or resi-
dence. Each sheet of such petition must be in substantially the follow-
ing form and shall contain all the information required therein:
VILLAGE INDEPENDENT NOMINATING PETITION
I, the undersigned, do hereby state that I am a registered voter of
the Village of......., that my present place of residence is truly stat-
ed opposite my signature, and I do hereby nominate the following named
person (or persons) as a candidate (or as candidates) for election to
public office (or public offices) to be voted for at the election to be
held on the.....day of........, 20....., and that I select the
name........... (fill in name) as the name of the independent body
making the nomination (or nominations) and.....(fill in emblem) as the
emblem of such body.
Name of
Candidate Public Office Term Residence
(INCLUDE DISTRICT
NUMBER, IF APPLICABLE)
............. .................... .... ...............
............. .................... .... ...............
I do hereby appoint (insert names and addresses of at least three
persons, all of whom shall be registered voters within such village) as
a committee to fill vacancies in accordance with the provisions of the
election law.
In witness whereof, I have signed this petition on the day and year
stated before my signature.
Date Signature Residence
.......... ................. ...................
.......... ................. ...................
STATEMENT OF WITNESS
I, ..................... state that I am a duly qualified voter and
now reside at ...................... (residence address) in the Village
of ................ in the State of New York in the County of
................. . Each of the voters whose names are subscribed to
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this petition sheet containing ................ (fill in number) signa-
tures, subscribed his or her name in my presence.
I understand that this statement will be accepted for all purposes as
the equivalent of an affidavit and, if it contains a material false
statement, shall subject me to the same penalties as if I had been duly
sworn.
....................... ..............................
Date Signature of witness
S 5. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 and subdivision 4 of section 15-108
of the election law, as amended by chapter 447 of the laws of 2006, are
amended to read as follows:
a. Party designations for elective village offices shall be made on a
designating petition containing the signatures in ink of residents of
the village who are registered to vote with the appropriate county board
of elections at the time of signing and who are enrolled in such poli-
tical party. The sheets of such a petition shall be numbered. Such peti-
tion must set forth in each instance the correct date of signing, the
name of the signer, and his or her present address, and may set forth a
committee to fill vacancies consisting of at least three qualified
voters of the village enrolled in such party and their residence within
the village. A signer need not himself or herself fill in the date or
residence. Each sheet of such petition must be in substantially the
following form and shall contain all the information required therein:
PARTY DESIGNATING PETITION
I, the undersigned do hereby state that I am a registered voter of the
Village of ...... and a duly enrolled voter of the ........ party and
entitled to vote at the next primary election of such party, that my
place of residence is truly stated opposite my signature hereto, and I
hereby designate the following named person (or persons) as a candidate
(or candidates) for nomination of such party for the public office (or
public offices) to be voted for at the primary election to be held on
the ...... day of ........... 20.... as hereinafter specified.
Public Office
(INCLUDE DISTRICT
NUMBER, IF
Name of Candidate APPLICABLE) Term Residence
.................... ................. ....... ...............
.................... ................. ....... ...............
I do hereby appoint (insert names and addresses of at least three
persons, all of whom shall be enrolled voters of said party) as a
committee to fill vacancies in accordance with the provisions of the
election law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year
placed opposite my signature.
Date Name Residence
............. ............. ...............
............. ............. ...............
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STATEMENT OF WITNESS
I ............... (name of witness) state: I am a duly qualified voter
of the State of New York; and an enrolled voter of the ......... party
and now reside in the Village of ......... County of ......... State of
New York at ............ (residence address) therein. Each of the
persons whose names are subscribed to this petition sheet
containing ......... signatures, subscribed his or her name in my pres-
ence.
I understand that this statement will be accepted for all purposes as
the equivalent of an affidavit and, if it contains a material false
statement, shall subject me to the same penalties as if I had been duly
sworn.
....................... ...........................
Date Signature of Witness
page no. .........
4. Independent nominations for elective village offices shall be made
by a petition containing the signatures in ink of residents of the
village who are registered with the appropriate county board of
elections at the time of signing or who are residents of the village who
were on the list of registered voters for the last village election in
such village. The sheets of such a petition shall be numbered. Such
petition must set forth in each instance the correct date of signing,
the name of the signer and his or her present address, and may set forth
a committee to fill vacancies consisting of at least three persons qual-
ified to vote in the village election and their residence within the
village. A signer need not himself or herself fill in the date or resi-
dence. Each sheet of such petition must be in substantially the follow-
ing form and shall contain all the information required therein except
as may otherwise be permitted by law.
VILLAGE INDEPENDENT NOMINATING PETITION
I, the undersigned, do hereby state that I am a registered voter of
the Village of .........., that my present place of residence is truly
stated opposite my signature, and I do hereby nominate the following
named person (or persons) as a candidate (or as candidates) for election
to public office (or public offices) to be voted for at the election to
be held on the ..... day of ........, 20....., and that I select the
name .............. (fill in name) as the name of the independent body
making the nomination (or nominations) and ..... (fill in emblem) as the
emblem of such body.
Public Office
(INCLUDE DISTRICT
NUMBER, IF
Name of Candidate APPLICABLE) Term Residence
.................... ................. ........ .................
.................... ................. ........ .................
I do hereby appoint _ _ _ _
Name Residence
............................. .................................
............................. .................................
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as a committee to fill vacancies in accordance with the provisions of
the election law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this petition on the day and year
stated before my signature.
Date Signature Residence
............. ................. ...............
............. ................. ...............
STATEMENT OF WITNESS
I, ............... state that I am a duly qualified voter and now
reside at ............. (residence address) in the Village
of ........... in the State of New York in the County of ........ . Each
of the voters whose names are subscribed to this petition sheet,
containing ........ (fill in number) signatures, subscribed his or her
name in my presence.
I understand that this statement will be accepted for all purposes as
the equivalent of an affidavit and, if it contains a material false
statement, shall subject me to the same penalties as if I had been duly
sworn.
Date .................... ...........................
Signature of Witness
S 6. This act shall take effect immediately.