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New York candidate resources

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A plain-language guide to getting on the ballot in every New York county. New York is a petition state, so there is no filing fee: you collect signatures. Each guide covers the designating petition, the signature math, and your county Board of Elections contact card. Click the map or use the list.

Albany County — how to run for office Allegany County — how to run for office Bronx County — how to run for office Broome County — how to run for office Cattaraugus County — how to run for office Cayuga County — how to run for office Chautauqua County — how to run for office Chemung County — how to run for office Chenango County — how to run for office Clinton County — how to run for office Columbia County — how to run for office Cortland County — how to run for office Delaware County — how to run for office Dutchess County — how to run for office Erie County — how to run for office Essex County — how to run for office Franklin County — how to run for office Fulton County — how to run for office Genesee County — how to run for office Greene County — how to run for office Hamilton County — how to run for office Herkimer County — how to run for office Jefferson County — how to run for office Kings County — how to run for office Lewis County — how to run for office Livingston County — how to run for office Madison County — how to run for office Monroe County — how to run for office Montgomery County — how to run for office Nassau County — how to run for office New York County — how to run for office Niagara County — how to run for office Oneida County — how to run for office Onondaga County — how to run for office Ontario County — how to run for office Orange County — how to run for office Orleans County — how to run for office Oswego County — how to run for office Otsego County — how to run for office Putnam County — how to run for office Queens County — how to run for office Rensselaer County — how to run for office Richmond County — how to run for office Rockland County — how to run for office Saratoga County — how to run for office Schenectady County — how to run for office Schoharie County — how to run for office Schuyler County — how to run for office Seneca County — how to run for office St. Lawrence County — how to run for office Steuben County — how to run for office Suffolk County — how to run for office Sullivan County — how to run for office Tioga County — how to run for office Tompkins County — how to run for office Ulster County — how to run for office Warren County — how to run for office Washington County — how to run for office Wayne County — how to run for office Westchester County — how to run for office Wyoming County — how to run for office Yates County — how to run for office

All 62 New York counties. Click any county for its guide.

All 62 New York counties

Alphabetical. Each links to that county’s “how to run for office” guide.

Albany County Allegany County Bronx County Broome County Cattaraugus County Cayuga County Chautauqua County Chemung County Chenango County Clinton County Columbia County Cortland County Delaware County Dutchess County Erie County Essex County Franklin County Fulton County Genesee County Greene County Hamilton County Herkimer County Jefferson County Kings County Lewis County Livingston County Madison County Monroe County Montgomery County Nassau County New York County Niagara County Oneida County Onondaga County Ontario County Orange County Orleans County Oswego County Otsego County Putnam County Queens County Rensselaer County Richmond County Rockland County Saratoga County Schenectady County Schoharie County Schuyler County Seneca County St. Lawrence County Steuben County Suffolk County Sullivan County Tioga County Tompkins County Ulster County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Westchester County Wyoming County Yates County

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