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Board of Elections
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Running for Office

2010 Election Dates
Primary - Tuesday, September 14, 2009
General - Tuesday, November 2, 2009
Polls are open from 6AM to 9PM

Campaign Finance Training
Hosted by NYS Board of Elections

Tuesday, May 18, 2010
1:00PM  to  4:00PM

Orange County Fire Training Center, Room 4
9 Fire Training Lane, Goshen, NY 10924

Schedule of Petition Filing Dates 2010 

Designating Petitions Deadlines for County

June 8th                     First day for signing designating petitions  

July 12th – 15th         Filing dates for designating petitions

July 19th                      Last day to accept or decline designation

July 23rd                      Last day to fill a vacancy after declination

Number of signatures needed for positions are based on 5% of the enrolled voters prepared March 31st each year.  Please contact the office or visit our website for a breakdown of these totals or for more information.
 

Opportunity to Ballot Petition Deadlines

June 29th                     First day for signing

July 22nd                       Last day to file petitions

July 29th                       Last day to file an OTB petition if there has been a declination by a designated candidate.      


Independent Nominating Petitions Deadlines for County

July 6th                         First day for signing designating petitions  

Aug 10th – 17th           Filing dates for designating petitions

Aug 20th                        Last day to accept or decline designation

Aug 23rd                        Last day to fill a vacancy after declination

Number of signatures needed for positions are based on 5% of the total number of votes cast, excluding blank and void, for the office of governor at the last gubernatorial election in the political unit.  Please contact the office or visit our website for a breakdown of these totals or more information.


Judicial District Conventions


Sept 21st – 27th          Dates for holding Judicial Conventions

Sept 28th                       Last day to file certificate of nomination

Oct 1st                           Last day to decline nomination

Oct 5th                            Last day to fill vacancy after declination

 

Certificate of Acceptance

Instructions for Printing of Petitions:
- When you are printing the Petition – go to File/Print 
- On the Printer Page under PAGE SCALING you need to select Fit to Printable Area and change your paper size to LEGAL 8 ½ x 14.  Make sure you have Legal Paper in your Printer.

These petitions are also available at the Board of Elections office.


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FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS:

The New York State Election Law requires candidates and political committees to file statements disclosing information about contributions received and expenditures made in connection with an election.

The forms required to register a committee and to report receipts and disbursements, as well as a comprehensive handbook of instructions, are available at the State Board of Elections and your county Board of Elections.

For more information on financial disclosure requirements click here click here or contact the State Board of Elections at 1-800-458-3453 or 518-474-8200 or contact your county board of elections. 


 

Related Links
2010 Political Calendar
Campaign Finance
Campaign Financial Disclosure Handbook
Schedule of Filing Dates for Financial Disclosures

Related Documents
Offices to be filled 2010 (pdf - 114 Kbytes)
Updated - Running for Office Guide for 2009 (pdf - 451 Kbytes)
Poll Watcher Guide (pdf - 299 Kbytes)

 
 
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