N.Y. Election Law Section 6-168
Designating petitions

candidates for the office of judge of the civil court of the city of New York

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The board of elections of the city of New York, not later than fourteen days before the first day to circulate designating petitions for a primary election, or the day after a vacancy occurs, whichever is later, shall promulgate and have available for public inspection at its main office, a list of all vacancies in the office of judge of the civil court of the city of New York for which nominations will be made at such primary election. Such list shall include the borough and district, if any, in which each such vacancy exists, the name of the judge who was last elected to such seat and a number assigned to each such vacancy by the board of elections.

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A designating petition for any candidate for any such office shall include in the title of the office for which a designation is being made, the number assigned by the board of elections to the vacancy for which such candidate is designated.

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If, at any primary election in which more than one nomination is to be made for the office of judge of the civil court of the city of New York in any borough of such city or in any civil court district within any such borough, only one candidate is designated for any such vacancy, such candidate shall be deemed nominated and his name shall not appear upon the primary ballot unless a petition for opportunity to ballot for such vacancy is filed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

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If more than one person is designated for one or more such vacancies, all such persons shall be listed on the primary ballot as candidates for such office without reference to the seat for which they were designated and those persons, equal to the number of such vacancies, who receive the highest number of votes shall be nominated as candidates for such office.

Source: Section 6-168 — Designating petitions; candidates for the office of judge of the civil court of the city of New York, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/ELN/6-168 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Nov. 29, 2025).

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Nominations and designations 6–102
Party nominations 6–104
Party designation 6–106
Party nominations 6–108
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Party nominations 6–114
Party nominations 6–116
Party nominations 6–118
Designation and nomination by petition 6–120
Designation and nomination 6–122
Designation or nomination 6–124
Conventions 6–126
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New party 6–130
Designating petition 6–132
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Independent nominations 6–140
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Nominating and designating petitions and certificates 6–146
Nomination and designation 6–147
Multiple designations of a candidate for a party position 6–148
Nomination and designation 6–150
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Vacancies caused by death or disqualification and unfilled at time of primary election 6–153
Certificate of candidacy by write-in candidates for president and vice president 6–154
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Designating petitions

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N.Y. Election Law Section 6-168
Designating petitions