S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6307
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 2, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. GORDON, KELLNER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
DUPREY, REILLY, ROBINSON, THIELE -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to signature requirement
on designating petitions
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 6-136 of the election law,
subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 200 of the laws of 1996, subdivision
2 as amended by chapter 79 of the laws of 1992, the opening paragraph of
subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 659 of the laws of 1994 and para-
graph (c-1) of subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 418 of the laws of
1993, are amended to read as follows:
1. Petitions for any office to be filled by the voters of the entire
state must be signed by not less than [fifteen thousand or five] SEVEN
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED OR TWO AND ONE-HALF per centum, whichever is less,
of the then enrolled voters of the party in the state (excluding voters
in inactive status), of whom not less than [one hundred or five] FIFTY
OR TWO AND ONE-HALF per centum, whichever is less, of such enrolled
voters shall reside in each of one-half of the congressional districts
of the state.
2. All other petitions must be signed by not less than [five] TWO AND
ONE-HALF per centum, as determined by the preceding enrollment, of the
then enrolled voters of the party residing within the political unit in
which the office or position is to be voted for (excluding voters in
inactive status), provided, however, that for the following public
offices the number of signatures need not exceed the following limits:
(a) For any office to be filled by all voters of the city of New York,
[seven thousand five hundred] THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY signa-
tures;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(b) For any office to be filled by all the voters of any county or
borough within the city of New York, [four] TWO thousand signatures;
(c) For any office to be filled in the city of New York by all the
voters of any municipal court district, [one thousand five hundred]
SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY signatures;
(c-1) For any office to be filled in the city of New York by all the
voters of any city council district, [nine hundred] FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY
signatures;
(d) For any office to be filled by all the voters of cities or coun-
ties, except the city of New York and counties therein, containing more
than two hundred fifty thousand inhabitants according to the last
preceding federal enumeration, [two] ONE thousand signatures;
(e) For any office to be filled by all the voters of cities or coun-
ties containing more than twenty-five thousand and not more than two
hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, according to the last preceding
federal enumeration, [one thousand] FIVE HUNDRED signatures;
(f) For any office to be filled by all the voters of any other city or
county, or of a councilmanic district in any city other than the city of
New York, [five hundred] TWO HUNDRED FIFTY signatures;
(g) For any office to be filled by all the voters of any congressional
district, [twelve hundred fifty] SIX HUNDRED FIFTY signatures;
(h) For any office to be filled by all the voters of any state senato-
rial district, [one thousand] FIVE HUNDRED signatures;
(i) For any office to be filled by all voters of any assembly
district, [five hundred] TWO HUNDRED FIFTY signatures;
(j) For any office to be filled by all the voters of any political
subdivision, except as herein otherwise provided, contained within
another political subdivision, not to exceed the number of signatures
required for the larger subdivision;
(k) For any other office to be filled by the voters of a political
subdivision containing more than one assembly district, county or other
political subdivision, not to exceed the aggregate of the signatures
required for the subdivisions or parts of subdivisions so contained; and
(l) For any county legislative district, [five hundred] TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY signatures.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of December next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.