NY S04767

Removes the requirement of 500 signatures for nominating petitions for Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) trustee candidates, allowing such petitions to follow standard rules for other offices.

Eliminates the special filing timeline for LIPA trustee petitions (7-6 weeks before election) and requires them to follow the standard independent nomination petition deadlines (12-11 weeks before general elections or within 12 days after special election proclamation).

Removes LIPA trustee elections from the specific definition of "candidate" in campaign finance law, subjecting LIPA candidates to standard candidate designation rules rather than separate LIPA-specific provisions.