PETITION PROCEDURE ADJUSTMENT

PETITIONS FILED AS OF 3/24/20: https://www.broomevotes.com/candidates

Due to the ever-changing COVID-19 Pandemic the NYS Petition process is changing.

The Governor and State Assembly/Senate took action to end petition collecting on Tuesday, March 17th and reduced the number of signatures required from 5% to 1.5% of affiliated voters of each district.

This adjustment represents a 70% reduction in the numbers required by candidates.

The signature requirements are listed below or the PDF is available for view/download here.

Petition filing is March 17th-20th from 9am-5pm:

• Offices encompassed exclusively in Broome County should be turned into the Broome County Board of Elections office (if the doors of the office building are locked, ring bell or call 607-778-2172)

• Cross-County Line Offices must be turned into the New York State Board of Elections (call the State Board for their updated pandemic procedures at 518-474-1953).

Poll Inspector Classes Postponed

Due to the changing dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Broome County Board of Elections is erring on the side of precaution and postponing our March Poll Inspector Training Classes.

The health and well being of our office staff and our army of poll inspectors is of the upmost importance to us!

We will continue to monitor the situation and update all of our poll inspectors when conditions have changed. We ask that everyone stay safe and stay tuned.

APPLY FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT

The Board of Elections would like to calm fears of voters worried about potential quarantines or lock-downs from the COVID-19 pandemic. Absentee Ballots can be delivered to your home.

To apply for an Absentee Ballot visit our one-stop Absentee Ballot Information page and complete an application.

Unable to print your form, call our office at 607-778-2172 and we'll mail you out an Absentee Application.