New York State Department of State Primary Election Candidate Statements

Arranged by county.

Candidate statements were filed pursuant to sections 750 and 776 of the Penal Law (Chapter 88, Laws of 1909; Chapter 40 of the Consolidated Laws of 1909) and Sections 541 and 546 of the Election Law (Chapter 22 of the Laws of 1909.

This series contains itemized statements showing all monies contributed to or expended by candidates running for elections or party committees, during primaries. Each statement contains the name of the candidate, city of residence (sometimes legal address), county, party affiliation, office for which the candidate is running, date, receipts (date, from whom received, amount), expenditures (date, to whom paid, amount) and a notarized deposition stating that all information given "is in all reports true."

Some of the statements submitted are duplicates of the originals, while others are the original forms and contain the candidate's signatures. The duplicates are mostly from candidates in the New York City area. The originals of these statements were filed with the Board of Elections for New York City.

Series B0024, General election committee statements, Series B0025, General election candidate statements, and Series B0027, Primary election committee statements, contain itemized statements, receipts, and other election records from similar years.

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