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Allowing candidates seeking nomination or election to city office to withhold their home addresses on petitions submitted to the New York city board of elections.
IntroductionIn CommitteeCommittee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislationintroduced 2026-08-13
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Agenda: 2026-08-13
Summary
This bill would allow candidates seeking nomination or election to city offices to withhold their home addresses on petitions submitted to the New York City Board of Elections (“the Board”). If this option is taken, the candidate would be required to provide proof of address and a sworn affidavit, on the penalty of perjury, to the Board. The bill would also impose a civil penalty of $1,000 on any candidate who knowingly provides false residence information to the Board.
Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation — Municipal governmental structure and organization, Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, Community Boards, Tax Commission, Board of Standards and Appeals, Campaign Finance Board, Board of Elections, Voter Assistance Commission, Commission on Public Information and Communication, Department of Records and Information Services, Financial Information Services Agency, Law Department, Federal legislation, State legislation and Home Rule requests.
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IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2026-08-13 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2026-08-13 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2026-08-13 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
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Full text
Int. No. 1000
By Council Members Hudson, Williams and Hanif
..Title
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to allowing candidates seeking nomination or election to city office to withhold their home addresses on petitions submitted to the New York city board of elections
..Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 46 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new section 1057-h to read as follows:
� 1057-h. Candidate petitions; option to withhold home address. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Residence. The term "residence" means residence as defined in subdivision 22 of section 1-104 of the election law.
Petition. The term "petition" means a designating petition in accordance with section 6-132 of the election law and a nominating petition in accordance with section 6-140 of the election law.
b. Option to withhold home address. A candidate for the office of mayor, comptroller, public advocate, borough president, or council member may opt not to include the candidate's address of residence on a petition to seek elective office. A candidate who opts not to include the candidate's address of residence on a petition shall provide proof of address and a sworn affidavit, on penalty of perjury, to the board of elections in the city of New York for the purpose of confirming that the candidate meets applicable residency requirements.
c. A civil penalty of $1,000 shall be imposed on a candidate for the office of mayor, comptroller, public advocate, borough president, or council member who knowingly provides false residence information to the board of elections in the city of New York.
� 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.
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