S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2574
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 20, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to removing the require-
ment of a sworn statement administered by a notary public for purposes
of petitions
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 6-132 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 447 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as
follows:
3. In lieu of the signed statement of a witness who is a duly quali-
fied voter of the state qualified to sign the petition, the following
statement signed by a notary public or commissioner of deeds 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-
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] AFTER INQUIRY AS TO WHETHER THE PERSON IS THE SAME PERSON THAT IS
LISTED AT THAT ADDRESS ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
TO THE NOTARY PUBLIC OR COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS.
Date:..................
.............................
(Signature and official title
of officer administering oath)
§ 2. Subdivision 2 of section 6-140 of the election law, as amended by
chapter 447 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
2. In lieu of the signed statement of a witness who is a duly quali-
fied voter of the state qualified to sign the petition, the following
statement signed by a notary public or commissioner of deeds shall be
accepted:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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 presence
[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]
AFTER INQUIRY AS TO WHETHER THE PERSON IS THE SAME PERSON THAT IS LISTED
AT THAT ADDRESS ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO THE
NOTARY PUBLIC OR COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS.
Date: ......................
................................
(Signature and official title
of officer administering oath)
§ 3. The closing paragraph of 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:
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-
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] AFTER INQUIRY AS TO WHETHER THE PERSON IS THE SAME PERSON THAT IS
LISTED AT THAT ADDRESS ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
TO THE NOTARY PUBLIC OR COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS.
Date..................
...............................
(Signature and official title
of officer administering oath)
Page No........
§ 4. Subdivision 2 of section 6-206 of the election law, as amended by
chapter 447 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
2. In lieu of the signed statement of a witness who is a duly quali-
fied 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 presence [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] AFTER INQUIRY AS TO WHETHER THE PERSON IS THE SAME PERSON
THAT IS LISTED AT THAT ADDRESS ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE BOARD OF
ELECTIONS TO THE NOTARY PUBLIC OR COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS.
Date:..................
...............................
(Signature and official title
of officer administering oath)
Page No........
§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately.