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Jun 16, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S8081
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S8081 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A11350
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§14-100, 14-106 & 14-126, add §§14-107 & 16-120, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S1694
2009-S8081 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S8081 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to political communication, independent expenditure reporting, enforcement proceeding and penalties for violations SUBJECT AND PURPOSE: To prohibit candidates, political parties and committees from falsely identifying the source of political communications and to require the identification of the source of independent expenditures for political communications in support of or in opposition to candidates and ballot proposals to promote transparency and accountability. SUMMARY AND DESCRIPTION OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends election law § 14-100 to add 3 new definitions for "clearly identified candidate," "general public audience" and "labor, organization." Section 2 of the bill amends election law § 14-106 to expand the types of political communications that must be reported to and filed with the board of elections by candidates, political parties and political committees and to prohibit the false identification of the source of such political communications. Section 3 of the bill adds a new section 14-107 to the election law
2009-S8081 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8081 I N S E N A T E June 4, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to political communi- cation, independent expenditure reporting, enforcement proceeding and penalties for violations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 14-100 of the election law is amended by adding three new subdivisions 12, 13 and 14 to read as follows: 12. "CLEARLY IDENTIFIED CANDIDATE" MEANS THAT: (A) THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE INVOLVED APPEARS; (B) A PHOTOGRAPH OR DRAWING OF THE CANDIDATE APPEARS; OR (C) THE IDENTITY OF THE CANDIDATE IS APPARENT BY UNAMBIGUOUS REFER- ENCE. 13. "GENERAL PUBLIC AUDIENCE" MEANS AN AUDIENCE COMPOSED OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING A TARGETED SUBGROUP OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT MEAN AN AUDIENCE SOLELY COMPRISED OF MEMBERS, RETIREES AND STAFF OF A LABOR ORGANIZATION OR THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OR AN AUDIENCE SOLELY COMPRISED OF EMPLOYEES OF A CORPO- RATION, UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS ENTITY OR MEMBERS OF A BUSINESS, TRADE OR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION. 14. "LABOR ORGANIZATION" MEANS ANY ORGANIZATION OF ANY KIND WHICH EXISTS FOR THE PURPOSE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OF REPRESENTING EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN DEALING WITH EMPLOYERS OR EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS OR WITH A STATE GOVERNMENT, OR ANY POLITICAL OR CIVIL SUBDIVISION OR OTHER AGENCY THEREOF, CONCERNING TERMS AND CONDI- TIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, GRIEVANCES, LABOR DISPUTES, OR OTHER MATTERS INCI- DENTAL TO THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTI- CLE, EACH LOCAL, PARENT NATIONAL OR PARENT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF A STATEWIDE LABOR ORGANIZATION, AND EACH STATEWIDE FEDERATION RECEIVING DUES FROM SUBSIDIARY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, SHALL BE CONSIDERED A SEPARATE LABOR ORGANIZATION. S 2. Section 14-106 of the election law, as amended by chapter 8 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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