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N.Y. Election Law § 6-210: Petitions and certificates; place and times for filing

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  1. Election Law
  2. Article 6. Designation and Nomination of Candidates
  3. Title 2. Village Elections

§ 6-210. Petitions and certificates; place and times for filing. 1.

Petitions and certificates specified in this title shall be filed with

the county board of elections.

2. a. A certificate of party nomination for an office to be filled at

the time of a general or special village election for offices shall be

filed not earlier than fifty-four days nor later than forty-seven days

preceding the election.

b. A certificate of acceptance or declination of a party nomination

for an office to be filled at the time of a general or special village

election shall be filed not later than forty-four days prior to such

election.

c. A certificate to fill a vacancy caused by declination of a party

nomination for an office to be filled at the time of a general or

special village election shall be filed not later than forty-one days

prior to such election.

d. Party designating petitions for a village primary election shall be

filed not earlier than twenty-two days nor later than fifteen days prior

to the primary election. Upon such a filing, the board of elections

shall immediately notify the village election chairman of such party and

the person or persons designated in such petition of the fact of such

filing and that such petition may be inspected in its office.

e. A written declination of a party designation must be filed within

three days of the date of the filing of the designating petition. Upon

the filing of such declination, the board of elections shall, within one

day notify the committee to fill vacancies named in the petition. A

certificate to fill the vacancy caused by a declination or any other

reason must be filed within three days after the date of the notice to

the committee to fill vacancies and shall have appended thereto the

written consent of the person or persons designated.

3. a. An independent nominating petition for an office to be filled at

the time of a general or special village election shall be filed not

earlier than forty-two days nor later than thirty-five days preceding

the election.

b. A certificate of acceptance or declination of an independent

nomination for an office to be filled at the time of a general or

special village election shall be filed not later than three days after

the last day to file the petition which made such independent

nomination.

c. A certificate to fill a vacancy caused by a declination of an

independent nomination for an office to be filled at the time of a

general or special village election for offices shall be filed not later

than three days after the last day to file the certificate of

declination, and shall have appended thereto the written consent of the

person or persons nominated.

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