Bill > S04796

This bill introduces the "Esther Salas candidate privacy act," which provides candidates for local or state elective offices and their petition witnesses with the option to withhold their residential address from designation petitions. Instead of listing their address on the petition, they can submit proof of address and a sworn affidavit to the county clerk in the county where the election will be held. To exercise this privacy option, candidates must pay a fee of $100, with an additional $200 fee to cover the addresses of all petition witnesses. The bill also includes a provision that imposes a $1,000 fine on any candidate or petition witness who knowingly provides false information to the county clerk. This legislation appears to be designed to protect the personal information and potentially the safety of political candidates and petition witnesses by allowing them to keep their residential addresses confidential during the election petition process.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S4796