Assembly Bill A813

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the fair campaign code to require campaign literature and other mass media identify the person, political party or committee authorizing such media

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A813 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3-106, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1958
2013-2014: A1102
2015-2016: A1029
2017-2018: A850
2019-2020: A6060
2021-2022: A4133
2023-2024: A4259

2009-A813 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the fair campaign code to require campaign literature and other mass media identify the person, political party or committee authorizing such material.

2009-A813 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   813

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DelMONTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN  ACT  to  amend the election law, in relation to media identification
  requirements in the fair campaign code

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 3-106 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 8 of the laws of 1978, and as redesignated by chapter
9 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
  1. In addition to the powers and duties elsewhere enumerated  in  this
article,  the  state  board  of  elections, after public hearings, shall
adopt a "fair campaign code" setting forth ethical standards of  conduct
for  persons,  political  parties  and  committees  engaged  in election
campaigns including, but not limited to, specific  prohibitions  against
practices of political espionage and other political practices involving
subversion  of the political parties and process, AND REQUIRING THAT ALL
CAMPAIGN LITERATURE, MEDIA ADVERTISEMENTS OR BROADCASTS, PUBLIC  SPEECH-
ES,  PRESS  RELEASES  AND OTHER WRITING SHALL IDENTIFY THE PERSON, POLI-
TICAL PARTY OR COMMITTEE AUTHORIZING SUCH MATERIAL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00859-01-9

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