NY Educ L § 2018 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 1 - General Provisions 2018 - Nomination of Candidates for the Office of Member of the Board of Education in All Union Free School Districts or for the Office of Member of the Boar

§ 2018. Nomination of candidates for the office of member of the board   of  education  in  all  union free school districts or for the office of   member of the board of trustees in all  common  school  districts  which   have  elected  to vote for trustees at a time or place separate from the   annual meeting. * a. In all union free school districts  candidates  for   the  office  of  member  of the board of education shall be nominated by   petition. Each vacancy upon the board of education to be filled shall be   considered a separate specific office.  A  separate  petition  shall  be   required  to nominate a candidate to each separate office. Each petition   shall be directed to the clerk of the school district, shall  be  signed   by at least twenty-five qualified voters of the district, or two percent   of  the voters who voted in the two thousand nineteen annual election of   the members of the board of education, whichever is greater, such number   to be determined by the number of persons recorded on the poll  list  as   having  voted at such election shall state the residence of each signer,   shall state the name and residence of the candidate and  shall  describe   the  specific  vacancy on the board of education for which the candidate   is nominated, which description shall include at least the length of the   term of office and the name of the last incumbent, if any. In the  event   that  any  such  nominee  shall  withdraw  his  candidacy  prior  to the   election, such person shall not be considered a candidate unless  a  new   petition  nominating  such person in the same manner and within the same   time limitations applicable to other candidates is filed with the  clerk   of the district. Each petition shall be filed in the office of the clerk   of  the district between the hours of nine a.m. and five p.m., not later   than the thirtieth day preceding the school meeting or election at which   the candidates nominated are to be elected. No person shall be nominated   by petition for more than one separate office.* NB Effective until December 31, 2021* a. In all union free school districts candidates for the  office  of   member  of  the  board of education shall be nominated by petition. Each   vacancy upon the board of education to be filled shall be  considered  a   separate  specific  office.  A  separate  petition  shall be required to   nominate a candidate to each separate office.  Each  petition  shall  be   directed  to  the  clerk  of  the school district, shall be signed by at   least twenty-five qualified voters of the district, or  two  percent  of   the  voters  who voted in the previous annual election of the members of   the board  of  education,  whichever  is  greater,  such  number  to  be   determined  by the number of persons recorded on the poll list as having   voted at such election shall state the residence of each  signer,  shall   state  the  name  and  residence of the candidate and shall describe the   specific vacancy on the board of education for which  the  candidate  is   nominated,  which  description  shall include at least the length of the   term of office and the name of the last incumbent, if any. In the  event   that  any  such  nominee  shall  withdraw  his  candidacy  prior  to the   election, such person shall not be considered a candidate unless  a  new   petition  nominating  such person in the same manner and within the same   time limitations applicable to other candidates is filed with the  clerk   of the district. Each petition shall be filed in the office of the clerk   of  the district between the hours of nine a.m. and five p.m., not later   than the thirtieth day preceding the school meeting or election at which   the candidates nominated are to be elected. No person shall be nominated   by petition for more than one separate office.* NB Effective December 31, 2021b. At any school election in such district, the electors may  adopt  a   proposition  providing that, in all subsequent elections, vacancies upon   the board of education shall not be considered separate specific offices   and that the  nominating  petitions  shall  not  describe  any  specific    vacancy  upon  the  board  of  education  for  which  the  candidate  is   nominated.  Such  procedure  shall  be  followed  with  respect  to  all   nominations  and  elections  in  subsequent  years until and unless such   proposition  is  repealed  by  the electors of the district at a regular   election by the adoption of a proposition to repeal the same.* c. In all common school districts,  candidates  for  the  office  of   member  of  the  board  of trustees shall be nominated by petition. Such   petition shall not  describe  any  specific  vacancy  on  the  board  of   trustees.  Each  petition  shall  be directed to the clerk of the school   district and shall be signed by at least twenty-five qualified voters of   the district or two percent of the voters who voted in the two  thousand   nineteen  annual  election  of  the  members  of  the board of trustees,   whichever is greater.  Such a petition shall state the residence of each   signer, and shall contain the name and residence of the candidate.* NB Effective until December 31, 2021* c. In all common school districts,  candidates  for  the  office  of   member  of  the  board  of trustees shall be nominated by petition. Such   petition shall not  describe  any  specific  vacancy  on  the  board  of   trustees.  Each  petition  shall  be directed to the clerk of the school   district and shall be signed by at least twenty-five qualified voters of   the district or two percent of the voters  who  voted  in  the  previous   annual  election  of  the members of the board of trustees, whichever is   greater. Such a petition shall state the residence of each  signer,  and   shall contain the name and residence of the candidate.* NB Effective December 31, 2021d.  If  a  candidate  for whom a nominating petition for the office of   member of a board of  education  has  been  duly  filed  withdraws  such   petition,  dies or becomes otherwise ineligible to hold such office at a   time which is later than fifteen days before the last day for the filing   of nominating petitions as provided in subdivision a  of  this  section,   the  time  for  filing  nominating  petitions  for  such office shall be   extended to five p.m. on the fifteenth day after the day on  which  such   candidate  withdrew,  died,  or otherwise became ineligible to hold such   office, provided that no such nominating petition  may  be  filed  after   five p.m. on the seventh day preceding the date of the election.