{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-election-law-6-153","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Election Law § 6-153","heading":"Certificate of candidacy by write-in candidates for president and vice president","body":"§ 6-153. Certificate of candidacy by write-in candidates for president\nand vice president. 1. Any person who wishes to be a write-in candidate\nfor president of the United States shall, not later than the third\nTuesday before the general election, file a certificate of candidacy\nwith the state board of elections.\n  2. Such certificate shall be signed by such candidate and shall\ncontain the following:\n  (a) The name and address of the candidate for president.\n  (b) The name and address of a candidate for vice president of the\nUnited States, if any, and a certificate of acceptance signed by such\ncandidate.\n  (c) The names and addresses of the candidates for electors pledged to\nsuch candidate for president, together with a certificate of acceptance\nand pledge of support signed by each such candidate for elector.","path":["Election Law","Article 6. Designation and Nomination of Candidates"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/ELN/6-153","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"68cfb7b6e5ce36fe5fad56b49ff9a603b19fbdfb788a3132e5533d0611d10cdd","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-election-law-6-152","next":"us-ny/n.y.-election-law-6-154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}