Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 26, 2010 |
print number 8756a |
Apr 26, 2010 |
amend and recommit to election law |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to election law |
Jun 05, 2009 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A8756
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KAVANAGH
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2009-A8756 - Details
2009-A8756 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A8756 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting candidates from authorizing more than one political committee for any one election PURPOSE OF BILL: This bill is designed to increase the transparency of candidate fundraising and expenditures by limiting to one the number of authorized committees a candidate may have. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends Election Law section 14-112 subdivision 1 to require that political committees supporting the election of a candidate must file a sworn, verified statement by the committee treasurer and the candidate stating that the candidate has authorized the committee to support his or her election, or a sworn, verified statement by the committee treasurer that the candidate has not authorized the committee to support his election. It further amends subdivision 2 to prohibit a candidate from authorizing more than one committee for any election, and requires that if a candidate has more than one authorized committee on December 1, 2009, within thirty days the candidate must disavow all but one such committee in writing to the state board of elections. Section 2 of the bill establishes the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: The current law encourages a candidate to have a
2009-A8756 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8756 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 5, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting candidates from authorizing more than one political committee for any one election THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 14-112 of the election law, as amended by chapter 930 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows: S 14-112. [Political] AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE; POLITICAL committee authorization statement. 1. Any political committee aiding or taking part in the election or nomination of any candidate[, other than by making contributions,] shall file, in the office in which the statements of such committee are to be filed pursuant to this article, either a sworn verified statement by the treasurer of such committee AND THE CANDIDATE that [the] SUCH candidate has authorized the political commit- tee to aid or take part in his OR HER election or A SWORN VERIFIED STATEMENT BY THE TREASURER OF SUCH COMMITTEE that the candidate has not authorized the committee to aid or take part in his OR HER election. 2. NO CANDIDATE MAY AUTHORIZE MORE THAN ONE POLITICAL COMMITTEE FOR ANY ONE ELECTION. ANY CANDIDATE WHO, ON DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE, HAS AUTHORIZED MORE THAN ONE POLITICAL COMMITTEE FOR ANY ONE ELECTION SHALL, NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER SAID DATE, DISAVOW ALL BUT ONE OF SUCH COMMITTEES, IN WRITING, TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE AUTHORIZATION OF AN EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE BY AN ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICIAL. A MULTI-CANDIDATE COMMITTEE MAY NOT BE AN AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE. 3. CAMPAIGN FUNDS REMAINING IN ANY DISAVOWED COMMITTEE SHALL BE DISPOSED OF PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE. S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that the state board of elections shall notify all candidates and political committees of the applicable provisions of this act within thirty days after this act shall have become a law.
2009-A8756A (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A8756A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A8756A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting candidates from authorizing more than one political committee for any one election PURPOSE: This bill is designed to increase the transparency of candidate fundraising and expenditures by limiting to one the number of authorized committees a candidate may have. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends Election Law section 14-112 subdivision 1 to require that political committees supporting the election of a candi- date must file a sworn, verified statement by the committee treasurer and the candidate stating that the candidate has authorized the commit- tee to support his or her election, or a sworn, verified statement by the committee treasurer that the candidate has not authorized the committee to support his election. It further amends subdivision 2 to prohibit a candidate from authorizing more than one committee for any election, and requires that if a candidate has more than one authorized committee on December 1, 2010, within thirty days the candidate must disavow all but one such committee in writing to the state board of elections. Section 2 of the bill establishes the effective date.
2009-A8756A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8756--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 5, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Election Law -- recommitted to the Committee on Election Law in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting candidates from authorizing more than one political committee for any one election THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 14-112 of the election law, as amended by chapter 930 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows: S 14-112. [Political] AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE; POLITICAL committee authorization statement. 1. Any political committee aiding or taking part in the election or nomination of any candidate[, other than by making contributions,] shall file, in the office in which the statements of such committee are to be filed pursuant to this article, either a sworn verified statement by the treasurer of such committee AND THE CANDIDATE that [the] SUCH candidate has authorized the political commit- tee to aid or take part in his OR HER election or A SWORN VERIFIED STATEMENT BY THE TREASURER OF SUCH COMMITTEE that the candidate has not authorized the committee to aid or take part in his OR HER election. 2. NO CANDIDATE MAY AUTHORIZE MORE THAN ONE POLITICAL COMMITTEE FOR ANY ONE ELECTION. ANY CANDIDATE WHO, ON DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, HAS AUTHORIZED MORE THAN ONE POLITICAL COMMITTEE FOR ANY ONE ELECTION SHALL, NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER SAID DATE, DISAVOW ALL BUT ONE OF SUCH COMMITTEES, IN WRITING, TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE AUTHORIZATION OF AN EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE BY AN ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICIAL. A MULTI-CANDIDATE COMMITTEE MAY NOT BE AN AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11720-03-0
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