{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-election-law-6-162","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Election Law § 6-162","heading":"Primary; New York City, run-off","body":"§ 6-162. Primary; New York City, run-off. 1. In the city of New York,\nwhen no candidate for the office of mayor, public advocate or\ncomptroller receives forty percent or more of the votes cast by the\nmembers of a political party for such office in a city-wide primary\nelection, the board of elections of such city shall conduct a run-off\nprimary election between the two candidates receiving the greatest\nnumber of votes for the same office.\n  2. In any jurisdiction that authorizes a run-off election after a\nprimary election, if one of the two candidates receiving the greatest\nnumber of votes for the same office files with the local board of\nelections a certificate of withdrawal within three days following such\nprimary election, the board shall accept and certify the withdrawal and\ndeclare the remaining candidate the winner and no such run-off primary\nelection shall be held. Such certificate of withdrawal shall be in\naffidavit or affirmation form as determined by the state board of\nelections.","path":["Election Law","Article 6. Designation and Nomination of Candidates"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/ELN/6-162","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"d35f35ddd65413762d1217c57cca503bc25da620f22ae29525a730ef11080fc1","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-election-law-6-160","next":"us-ny/n.y.-election-law-6-164"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}