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A00543 Summary:

BILL NOA00543 

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Amd §§6-132, 6-140, 6-204 & 6-206, El L

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Removes the requirement of a sworn statement administered by a notary public for purposes of petitions; requires the notary public to inquire whether the person is the same listed on the address.

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BILL NOA00543 

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01/08/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 543

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to removing the require-
 ment of a sworn statement administered by a notary public for purposes
 of petitions

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 6-132 of the election law, as
 2 amended by chapter 106 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 3. In lieu of the signed statement of a witness who is a duly quali-
 5 fied voter of the state, the following statement signed by a notary
 6 public or commissioner of deeds shall be accepted:
 7 On the dates above indicated before me personally came each of the
 8 voters whose signatures appear on this petition sheet containing
 9 ............. (fill in number) signatures, who signed same in my pres-
 10 ence [and who, being by me duly sworn, each for himself or herself, said
 11 that the foregoing statement made and subscribed by him or her, was
 12 true] after inquiry as to whether the person is the same person that is
 13 listed at that address on information provided by the board of elections
 14 to the notary public or commissioner of deeds.
 15 Date:..................

 16 .............................
 17 (Signature and official title
 18 of officer administering oath)
 19 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 6-140 of the election law, as amended by
 20 chapter 106 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
 21 2. In lieu of the signed statement of a witness who is a duly quali-
 22 fied voter of the state, the following statement signed by a notary
 23 public or commissioner of deeds shall be accepted:
 24 On the dates above indicated before me personally came each of the
 25 voters whose signatures appear on this petition sheet containing

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02144-01-5

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 1 .......... (fill in number) signatures, who signed same in my presence
 2 [and who, being by me duly sworn, each for himself or herself, said that
 3 the foregoing statement made and subscribed by him or her, was true]
 4 after inquiry as to whether the person is the same person that is listed
 5 at that address on information provided by the board of elections to the
 6 notary public or commissioner of deeds.
 7 Date: ......................

 8 ................................
 9 (Signature and official title
 10 of officer administering oath)
 11 § 3. The closing paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 6-204 of the
 12 election law, as separately amended by chapters 106 and 176 of the laws
 13 of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
 14 In lieu of the signed statement of a witness who is a duly qualified
 15 voter of the state qualified to sign the petition, the following state-
 16 ment signed by a notary public shall be accepted:
 17 On the dates above indicated before me personally came each of the
 18 voters whose signatures appear on this petition sheet containing
 19 ............. (fill in number) signatures, who signed same in my pres-
 20 ence [and who, being by me duly sworn, each for himself or herself, said
 21 that the foregoing statement made and subscribed by him or her, was
 22 true] after inquiry as to whether the person is the same person that is
 23 listed at that address on information provided by the board of elections
 24 to the notary public