Update Petition Requirements

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 candidate (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)

..................

..................

§ 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 substantially 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)

.......................

.......................

§ 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 political 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 statement 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........

§ 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 residence. Each sheet of such petition must be in substantially the following 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 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.

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) 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

§ 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 political party. 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 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 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

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 qualified to vote in the village election 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 except as may otherwise be permitted by law.

VILLAGE INDEPENDENT NOMINATING PETITION