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NY A02724
Bill
Status
1/22/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kenneth Blankenbush
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AI Summary
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Reduces signature requirements for independent statewide candidates from 45,000 to 15,000 voters, and lowers the per-congressional-district requirement from 500 to 100 signatures
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Lowers the vote threshold for a political organization to maintain official party status from 130,000 votes to 50,000 votes for governor or president, and changes the standard from "whichever is greater" to "whichever is lesser" when compared to the 2% threshold
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Establishes a fixed 12-week signature collection period for independent petitions running from the Monday before Memorial Day through the third Monday of August, replacing the previous 6-week limit before filing deadline
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Moves the filing deadline for independent nomination petitions from 23-24 weeks before the general election to 6-23 weeks before the election
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Sets deadline for acceptance/declination certificates and vacancy-filling certificates at 7 weeks before the general election, replacing the previous reference to "the third day after the twenty-third Tuesday"
Legislative Description
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.
Last Action
referred to election law
1/7/2026