N.Y. Election Law § 6-136: Designating petitions; number of signatures

§ 6-136. Designating petitions; number of signatures. 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 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 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 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 signatures;

(b) For any office to be filled by all the voters of any county or

borough within the city of New York, four 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

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 signatures;

(d) For any office to be filled by all the voters of cities or

counties, 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 thousand signatures;

(e) For any office to be filled by all the voters of cities or

counties containing more than twenty-five thousand and not more than two

hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, according to the last preceding

federal enumeration, one thousand 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 signatures;

(g) For any office to be filled by all the voters of any congressional

district, twelve hundred fifty signatures;

(h) For any office to be filled by all the voters of any state

senatorial district, one thousand signatures;

(i) For any office to be filled by all voters of any assembly

district, five hundred 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 signatures.

3. The number of signatures on a petition to designate a candidate or

candidates for the position of delegate or alternate to a state or

judicial district convention or member of the state committee or

assembly district leader or associate assembly district leader need not

exceed the number required for member of assembly, and to designate a

candidate for the position of district delegate to a national party

convention need not exceed the number required for a petition for

representative in congress.