According to this story, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has acknowledged the difficulty of petitioning due to the current virus situation. New York has its congressional and state office primaries in June, and candidates for district office in that primary must petition to get on the ballot. Only party members may sign these primary petitions, so it is customary in New York city and other urban areas in the state for petitioners to go door-to-door. The petitioning window has opened.
Also, the same story says State Senator James Skoufis has introduced a bill to move the presidential primary from late April to June. Petitioning for the presidential primary is not a problem, because it is over with, but the bill addresses concerns about holding an April election while the virus is a problem.
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Thanks for the updates on this particular issue Richard Winger. What New York is doing will help set a precedent for petitioning elsewhere, especially when it comes to the far more severe third party ballot access requirements in states like IL.
Maybe they cold change the filing requirement to a fee-optional system. A candidate could submit the usual number of signatures, or pay a fee equal to $1 per signature, or any combination of each.