New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo (D) signed an Executive Order for 2020, that will allow Any Candidate wishing to Run on an Independent Line, for Office from President on Down, to Collect Voter Signatures from July 1st through July 30th.
Executive Order
- Sections 6-138, 6-142, 6-158, 6-210, 6-206, and 15-108 of the Election Law in relation to independent nominations are modified as follows: Independent nominating petitions for an office to be filled at the time of the general election or any village election shall be filed between July 27 and July 30, 2020.
- A certificate of acceptance or declination for an independent nomination for an office to be filled at the time of general election or at a village election shall be filed not later than August 3, 2020.
- A certificate to fill a vacancy caused by a declination of an independent body for an office to be filled at the time of the general election or at a village election shall be filed not later than August 6, 2020.
- A signature made earlier than July 1, 2020, or later than July 30, 2020, shall not be counted upon a petition for an independent nomination for an office appearing on the general election ballot or at a village election.
- For any election in 2020, the signature requirements on an independent nominating petition for an independent nomination for the general election for any office that is not determined by a statewide election shall be whichever is less:
(i) three and three tenths percentum of the total number of votes cast for governor at the last gubernatorial election in such unit, excluding blank and void votes, or
(ii) a number equal to seventy percentum of the statutory minimum number provided for by subdivision 2 of section 6-142 of the election law, or for a village election, seventy percentum of the statutory minimum provided for in subdivision 6 of section 15-108 or subdivision 4 of section 6-206 of the election law.
- For an office determined by a statewide election, the signature requirements on an independent nominating petition shall be at least 30,000 valid signatures with at least 330 valid signatures being from each of one-half of the congressional districts for the State.
This Executive Order will allow any Party Candidate removed from the General Election to Collect Signatures to Run as an Independent Candidate.
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