New York S 2138: Requires certain candidates to file a statement attesting to the veracity of statements regarding the candidate's educational history, and service, employment and residency record

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S02138 Summary:

BILL NOS02138 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03653

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SPONSORLIU

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COSPNSRBAILEY, COMRIE, SKOUFIS

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §6-170, El L

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Requires certain candidates to file a statement attesting to the veracity of statements regarding the candidate's educational history, and service, employment and residency record; provides for the filing of amended statements; provides penalties.

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BILL NOS02138 

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01/15/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2138

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. LIU, BAILEY, COMRIE, SKOUFIS -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Elections

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring certain
 candidates to file a statement attesting to the veracity of statements
 regarding the candidate's educational history, and service, employment
 and residency record

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

 1 Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 6-170
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 6-170. Veracity of statements of candidates. 1. Fifteen days after
 4 the filing of a certificate of acceptance, certificate to fill a vacan-
 5 cy, a petition for an opportunity to ballot by a candidate pursuant to
 6 section 6-158 of this article, the filing of a designating petition
 7 pursuant to section 6-132 of this article, or the filing of an independ-
 8 ent nominating petition pursuant to section 6-140 of this article, each
 9 candidate shall submit a sworn statement including the following infor-
 10 mation:
 11 (a) military service record, if any, including dates of enlistment and
 12 discharge and appointments;
 13 (b) employment history, if any, for the previous five years;
 14 (c) current residential address;
 15 (d) an attestation by the candidate that the candidate meets the resi-
 16 dency requirements of the office that they seek; and
 17 (e) educational history, including high schools, colleges or universi-
 18 ties attended, dates of attendance and year of graduation and degrees
 19 received if any, or employment history not otherwise disclosed pursuant
 20 to paragraph (b) of this subdivision, that the candidate voluntarily
 21 represents on their website, in their campaign literature or verbally
 22 during the course of their campaign.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05987-01-5

 S. 2138 2

 1 In the event that the fifteenth day after the filing of a certificate
 2 of acceptance, certificate to fill a vacancy, a petition for an opportu-
 3 nity to ballot by a candidate pursuant to section 6-158 of this article,
 4 the filing of a designating petition pursuant to section 6-132 of this
 5 article, or the filing of an independent nominating petition pursuant to
 6 section 6-140 of this article occurs on a weekend or state or federal
 7 holiday, the filing shall be due on the next succeeding business day.
 8 Such statement shall be attested to by the candidate under penalty of
 9 perjury, notarized and filed with the board of elections where the
 10 certificate of acceptance, certificate to fill a vacancy, petition for
 11 an opportunity to ballot, designating petition filed pursuant to section
 12 6-132 of this article, or independent nominating petition filed pursuant
 13 to section 6-140 of this article was filed. Such statement shall be
 14 amended, as needed, upon the making of additional representations by the
 15 candidate during the course of the campaign. Such amendments shall be
 16 filed with the applicable board of elections that the candidate filed
 17 their original statement with on the date that the next statement of
 18 campaign receipt and expenditure is filed pursuant to the schedule
 19 promulgated by the state board of elections. Such amended statement
 20 shall be attested to by the candidate under penalty of perjury