This is the week that that signature collection effort gets underway as local candidates seeking anything from a handful to a thousand names.
“Depending on what party you’re running for and what position you’re running for depends on how many signatures. That petition process. We have several petition processes, but the main one started this Tuesday and it will run until July 9,” said county Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2015/06/4/candidates-start-push-for-signatures