N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9, § 6215.3 – Identification numbers, application, distribution and utilization

(a) Identification numbers shall be issued by the State and County Boards of Elections, without charge, for the purpose of identifying petition volumes.
(b) The State Board shall assign a series of identification codes to each county board.
(c) Any person or persons, individually or jointly, may obtain one or more identification numbers, upon written application, from the Board of Elections. Individuals who do not wish to apply for these numbers in advance will have them assigned to their petitions when they are submitted to the Board of Elections in accordance with section 6215.6(b) of this Part. Identification numbers may be used only within the calendar year for which issued.
(d) The State Board of Elections shall promulgate an identification number application form, which shall be used by any Board of Elections. The application shall set forth:
1. (1) the name and residence address of each applicant for the identification number;
2. (2) the daytime and evening telephone numbers for such applicant;
3. (3) the type of petition to be filed under the identification number (i.e., designating, nominating, opportunity to ballot);
4. (4) the date of the election;
5. (5) the name of the party or independent body; and
6. (6) the number of identification numbers requested.
  Each application shall be signed by each applicant and shall be dated.
(e) Upon receipt of an application for an identification number, the board shall forthwith issue the quantity of identification numbers requested inscribe such numbers on the original application, and record the numbers issued with the name and address of the applicant in a book which shall be available for public inspection. In the event that an application is filed by multiple applicants, the board shall record in the book only the name and address of the first-named applicant.
(f) An assigned identification number may be used for the filing of petition sheets only by the person to whom the identification number was issued. In the case of multiple applicants, the identification number may be used by any of the applicants.