Administering Elections In Sullivan County
Primary Election – June 22nd, 2021
Official Results
Announcement – Information about Independent Nominating Petitions
April 13, 2021: First date for signing Independent Nominating Petitions
May 18-25, 2021: Dates for filing Independent Nominating Petitions
May 28: A certificate of acceptance or declination of an independent nomination for an office to be filled at the time of a general election shall be filed not later than the 3rd day after the 23rd Tuesday preceding such election.
June 1: A certificate to fill a vacancy caused by a declination of an independent nomination for an office to be filled at the time of a general election shall be filed not later than the 6th day after the 23rd Tuesday preceding such election.
June 25: A candidate who files a certificate of acceptance for an office for which there have been filed certificated or petitions designating more than one candidate for the nomination of any party, may thereafter file a certificate of declination not later than the 3rd day after the primary election.
Check the NYS BOE political calendar for full calendar for Independent Nominating Petitions: https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/law/2021PoliticalCalendar.pdf
Please follow these protocols when filing Independent Nominating Petitions at the Sullivan County Board of Elections Office:
- The Sullivan County Board of Elections Office will accept petition filings on a “first-come-first-served” basis between the hours of 9:00 am – 5:00 pm from May 18 through May 25, 2021.
- Petition filers will be taken one at a time at the Board of Elections Office counter. This procedure will be strictly enforced.
- The waiting line for filing petitions will start at the door outside the BOE Office entrance on the North Street side of the Government Center in Monticello.
County of Sullivan Legislative District Map
