Bill > S07150

This bill requires that nominating petitions for candidates running for small city school district school boards must be submitted no later than thirty days before the election, extending the previous deadline of twenty days. Following the submission, there will be a ten-day period during which qualified voters can object to a candidate's placement on the ballot for reasons such as an insufficient number of valid signatures, incorrect candidate information, or late filing. The board of education then has five days to review these objections and decide whether to remove candidates from the ballot. The clerk of the board of education will finalize the official ballot on the twentieth day before the election, after all objections have been addressed. Additionally, the bill clarifies that certain existing rules regarding the timing of the drawing for the order of names on the ballot do not apply to small city school districts, meaning the drawing for these districts will occur on the twentieth day before the election.

Education

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7150