New York § 6-208 Petitions, qualifications of signers

New York Statutes

§ 6-208 — Petitions, qualifications of signers

New York § 6-208

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Title 2Village Elections

Art. 6Designation and Nomination of Candidates

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§ 6-208. Petitions, qualifications of signers. Any village resident\nwho is a registered voter of the village and, in the case of a\ndesignating petition, an enrolled member of the party filing the\npetition may sign an independent nominating petition or a designating\npetition providing that:

(a)such signature was made not more than six\nweeks prior to the last day to file such petition;

(b)he has not signed\nmore than one petition designating or nominating a candidate for mayor\nor village justice. If he has signed more than one such petition, only\nthe earliest signature for each such office shall be valid;

(c)he has\nnot signed more than one petition designating or nominating a candidate\nfor each vacancy which exists for the office of village trustee or\nvillage justice if the vi

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§ 6-208. Petitions, qualifications of signers. Any village resident\nwho is a registered voter of the village and, in the case of a\ndesignating petition, an enrolled member of the party filing the\npetition may sign an independent nominating petition or a designating\npetition providing that: (a) such signature was made not more than six\nweeks prior to the last day to file such petition; (b) he has not signed\nmore than one petition designating or nominating a candidate for mayor\nor village justice. If he has signed more than one such petition, only\nthe earliest signature for each such office shall be valid; (c) he has\nnot signed more than one petition designating or nominating a candidate\nfor each vacancy which exists for the office of village trustee or\nvillage justice if the village has provided for two such justices. If he\nhas signed more than one such petition for each such vacancy, only the\nearlier signatures shall be valid; or (d) he does not vote at a primary\nelection or party caucus where a candidate was nominated for the same\noffice for each such vacancy.\n