New York A02724 amends election law to reduce signature requirements for independent nominating petitions.

New York A02724 amends the election law to decrease the number of signatures required for independent nominating petitions. Specifically, it reduces the number of signatures needed for statewide candidates from 45,000 to 15,000. Additionally, it lowers the number of votes required to maintain party ballot status from 130,000 to 50,000. The bill also changes the petition period to 12 weeks and sets the petitioning time from May to August.

New York A02724 amends election law to reduce signature requirements for independent nominating petitions.

New York A02724 amends the election law to decrease the number of signatures required for independent nominating petitions. Specifically, it reduces the number of signatures needed for statewide candidates from 45,000 to 15,000. Additionally, it lowers the number of votes required to maintain party ballot status from 130,000 to 50,000. The bill also changes the petition period to 12 weeks and sets the petitioning time from May to August.