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About Village Board
About this position
The City Legislature is the municipality's governing body, responsible for voting on ordinances and policies, and often is in charge of hiring a city manager.
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 2 open seats
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Village Board
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidates must be a registered voter of the Village and of the political party (if any) they choose to run under
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- For party affiliated candidates, the number of signatures required on a designating petition shall be five percent of the number of enrolled voters of the party residing in the village. An independent nominating petition for a village office must be signed by at least one hundred voters in villages containing a population of five thousand or more; by at least seventy-five voters in villages containing a population of three thousand and less than five thousand; and by at least fifty voters in villages containing a population of one thousand and less than three thousand; and in villages containing a population of less than one thousand by voters numbering at least five per centum of the number of voters at the last regular village election
- Filing period
- September 29, 2026 - October 6, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Board of Elections' office.
- Where to file
- 7376 NY-31 #1200, Lyons, NY 14489
- Filing phone
- 315-946-7400
- Step 3
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