S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 2123 A. 3053
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
January 21, 2015
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. FAHY, McDONALD -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to petitions for the
office of board of education of the city school district of the city
of Albany
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph e of subdivision 9 of section 2502 of the educa-
tion law, as added by chapter 65 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read
as follows:
e. Petitions for the nomination of members of such school board shall
be on white paper containing the required signatures of qualified voters
of the city of Albany [who were registered to vote therein at the last
preceding general election]. The sheets of such a petition shall be
numbered consecutively, beginning with number one, at the foot of each
sheet. Such a petition must set forth in every instance the correct date
of signing, the full name of the signer[,] AND his [present] OR HER
residence[, the residence from which he was registered at the time of
the last preceding general election, the ward of such residence at such
time, the election district thereof at such time. A signer need not
himself fill in the date, residence or residences, ward or election
district. The election district of the signer to be filled in the peti-
tion shall be the election district in effect at the time of the last
preceding general election. If the residence from which the signer was
registered at the time of the last preceding general election is the
same as his present residence, the word "same" may be written, instead
of repeating the place of residence]. A SIGNER NEED ONLY PLACE HIS OR
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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HER SIGNATURE UPON THE PETITION, AND NEED NOT HIMSELF OR HERSELF FILL IN
THE OTHER REQUIRED INFORMATION.
S 2. Paragraph f of subdivision 9 of section 2502 of the education
law, as added by chapter 65 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as
follows:
f. Each sheet of such a petition shall be signed in ink and shall be
substantially in the following form:
I, the undersigned, do hereby state that I am a duly qualified voter
of the city of Albany, [that I was registered to vote therein at the
time of the last preceding general election,] that my [present] place of
residence [and my place of residence at the time of the last preceding
general election are] IS truly stated opposite my signature hereto, [I
intend to support at the ensuing election,] and I do hereby nominate the
following named person as a candidate for nomination for the public
office of member of the board of education of the city of Albany to
be voted for at the election to be held on the........... day
of................,[19] 20.....
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand the day and year
placed opposite my signature.
Date Name of Signer [Present] Residence
(SIGNATURE REQUIRED)
(PRINTED NAME MAY
BE ADDED)
............... ..................... ....................
............... ..................... ....................
............... ..................... ....................
[At the Time of the Last Preceding General Election
Residence Ward Election District
............... ..................... ....................
............... ..................... ....................
............... ..................... ....................]
S 3. Paragraph g of subdivision 9 of section 2502 of the education
law, as added by chapter 65 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as
follows:
g. The petition shall be authenticated by witnesses. Such statement
shall be accepted for all purposes as the equivalent of an affidavit,
and if false shall subject the witness to the same penalties as if he OR
SHE had been duly sworn. The form of such statement shall be substan-
tially as follows:
Statement of Witness
I,........................... (name of witness), state: I am a duly
qualified voter of the state of New York, and now reside [in the city,
town or village of ....................., in such state,] at
........................... [(fill in street and house number and post
office) therein] (RESIDENCE ADDRESS). [I was last registered for the
general election in the year .......... from ............... (fill in
city, town or village) in the county of ................., in such
state. The said residence was then in the ............ (fill in number)
election district of the ........................ (fill in ward in a
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city, or town, if outside a city). I know each of the voters whose names
are subscribed to this petition sheet containing (fill in number)
................. signatures and each of them subscribed the same in my
presence and upon so subscribing declared to me that the foregoing
statement, made and subscribed by him, was true.]
EACH OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE NAMES ARE SUBSCRIBED TO THIS PETITION
SHEET CONTAINING .................. (FILL IN NUMBER) SIGNATURES,
SUBSCRIBED THE SAME IN MY PRESENCE ON THE DATE ABOVE INDICATED AND IDEN-
TIFIED HIMSELF OR HERSELF TO BE THE INDIVIDUAL WHO SIGNED THIS SHEET.
....................
Signature of witness
Date.................
S 4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to
elections occurring on or after such date.
