The Presidential Petition Process There is no fee or other cost for filing a petition. Sample petitions may be obtained from the New York State Board of Elections or the office of the New York State Democratic Committee.

• To place the name of a Presidential Candidate on the Primary Election ballot, interested Democrats must circulate and file a designating petition.

• A petition for collecting signatures must be circulated and signed no earlier than October 30, 2007.

• A petition with the required signatures must be filed with the State Board of Elections no earlier than Monday, December 3, 2007 and no later than Friday, December 6, 2007.

• Petitions must contain at least five thousand (5,000) valid signatures of enrolled Democrats who are residents of the State.

• Each Presidential Candidate who files timely and valid designating petitions with the State Board of Elections, will appear on the ballot for the Primary Election, scheduled for Tuesday, February 5, 2008, unless the Presidential Candidate files a Declination of Candidacy with the State Board of Elections on or before December 10, 2007.