A 11218 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Deems certain nominating or designating petitions to be permeated with fraud and invalidating the filings made by a contested candidate

This bill amends election law to address fraudulent nominating petitions by establishing a specific threshold for invalidation. It directly affects political candidates and election officials by setting a rule where a court must declare an entire petition invalid if it finds that 25% or more of the signatures are fake. The key provision removes the need for a court to count individual valid signatures after reaching this fraud threshold, instead automatically voiding the filing and stripping the candidate of their status. The law takes effect immediately upon passage, changing how election courts handle contested petitions with significant levels of fraud.
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Introduced May 1, 2026 Last action May 1, 2026
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Matt Slater
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