---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the number of signatures for independent nominating petitions"
description: "Decreases the number of signatures for independent nominating petitions of candidates for public office; now 2.5%."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 4686"
citation: "New York A 4686 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BURGOS"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2021-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/190349a8-b332-44aa-9cd2-b69b231ff093"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A4686"
source_hash: "147de9e27130ea50a585553d1e49537d667cbb48c5d89d7445cf1e96f2ad0345"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 4686 (2021-2022) — Relates to the number of signatures for independent nominating petitions

Decreases the number of signatures for independent nominating petitions of candidates for public office; now 2.5%.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A4686** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A4686&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **144–4** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **48–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BURGOS — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-04** REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** REPORTED
- **2021-02-09** RULES REPORT CAL.21
- **2021-02-09** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.21
- **2021-02-09** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-02-09** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-02-09** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR S4380
- **2021-02-10** 3RD READING CAL.313
- **2021-02-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-02-10** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-03-29** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-29** SIGNED CHAP.90 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/190349a8-b332-44aa-9cd2-b69b231ff093`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).