STATE OF NEW YORK
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374
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
(Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
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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.
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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 or commissioner of deeds.
25 Date..................
26 ...............................
27 (Signature and official title
28 of officer administering oath)
29 Page No........
30 § 4. Subdivision 2 of section 6-206 of the election law, as amended by
31 chapter 447 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
32 2. In lieu of the signed statement of a witness who is a duly quali-
33 fied voter of the state qualified to sign the petition, the following
34 statement signed by a notary public shall be accepted:
35 On the dates above indicated before me personally came each of the
36 voters whose signatures appear on this petition sheet
37 containing ............. (fill in number) signatures, who signed same in
38 my presence [and who, being by me duly sworn, each for himself or
39 herself, said that the foregoing statement made and subscribed by him or
40 her, was true] after inquiry as to whether the person is the same person
41 that is listed at that address on information provided by the board of
42 elections to the notary public or commissioner of deeds.
43 Date:..................
44 ...............................
45 (Signature and official title
46 of officer administering oath)
47 Page No........
48 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.