· NY legislature · 2025-2026

Relates to the number of signatures for independent nominating petitions

Relates to the number of signatures for independent nominating petitions; decreases the number of signatures and votes to 15,000 signatures for statewide candidates and 50,000 votes to maintain party ballot status; changes the petition period to 12 weeks and the petitioning time to May-August.

Sponsor

Mark Walczyk (R-NY)

Introduced

2025-01-14

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