If you can't run yourself, you should try to find someone else who can. We need candidates with all levels of commitment: from merely 'paper candidates' to fulltime campaigns.

It's easy.

1. Select a position in your area to run for. In November 2005, most counties have county-wide offices on the ballot. The LPNY is currently seeking candidates for many of those races. For the November 2006 election, we will be seeking candidates for statewide offices, and for the Congressional races. Check out the January 2005 issue of our newsletter, Free NY, for details.

   If you're not sure what Assembly or State Senate District you're in, you can search at the State Senate and State Assembly websites. To determine the Congressional district you're in, see the House website. Find info about your town, city, or county directly from NY State, and get demographic info about your county from NACo, the National Association of Counties.

2. Let us or your local party know--local parties are listed at Chapter Meetings Page. If you don't see your area represented, contact us using the form below, and we will determine who needs to approve your nomination. Hurry!
3. Stop by the NYS Board of Elections Running for Office page and feel free to ask us if you have questions--there's a lot there! You need to see the parts about Independant Nominating Petitions. We'll help you out with the petition forms, and see if other LP candidates overlap your district so that you can combine efforts. Download and print these Petitioning Suggestions (a Word file) from Dave Hoesley, a long-time LP activist and "super-petitioner" in Rochester.
4. Get all your friends and help us petition--petitioning starts in July. (See the Board of Elections calendar, posted each spring for the coming year.) We'll help you figure out when and what to do if you're new at this. If you've got experience, that's even better!

If you've contacted us about running, thank you! We will be in contact with you soon.