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Senate Bill S985
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections 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
2009-S985 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง14-110, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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2009-S985 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S985 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the board of elections with which certain campaign statements are filed to transmit copies thereof to the public campaign finance board having jurisdiction thereof PURPOSE : To enhance the ability of public campaign finance boards to monitor spending limits placed on candidate expenditures. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill would amend Section 14-110 of the election law to require the state or local board of elections, where a campaign financial statement is required to be filed, to transmit a copy of such statement to the public campaign finance board having jurisdiction over the election involved. JUSTIFICATION : Provisions of public campaign finance laws often place spending limits on participating candidates or allow for increased financing for such candidates if nonparticipating candidates exceed certain spending limits. However, campaign expenditure statements are required to be filed with the state or local board of elections and not with the
2009-S985 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 985 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 22, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- 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 requiring the board of elections with which certain campaign statements are filed to transmit copies thereof to the public campaign finance board having jurisdic- tion thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 14-110 of the election law, as amended by chapter 46 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows: S 14-110. Place for filing statements. The places for filing the statements required by this article shall be determined by rule or regu- lation of the state board of elections; provided, however, that the statements of a candidate for election to the office of governor, lieu- tenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, member of the legisla- ture, delegate to a constitutional convention, justice of the supreme court or for nomination for any such office at a primary election and of any committee aiding or taking part in the designation, nomination, election or defeat of candidates for one or more of such offices or promoting the success or defeat of a question to be voted on by the voters of the entire state shall be filed with the state board of elections and in such other [places] BOARDS OF ELECTIONS as the state board of elections may, by rule or regulation provide. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OR OTHER BOARD OF ELECTIONS WHERE A STATEMENT IS REQUIRED TO BE FILED SHALL TRANSMIT COPIES OF ALL STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO THE PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE ELECTION INVOLVED WITHIN TEN DAYS OF ITS RECEIPT OF SUCH STATE- MENTS. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- ment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the imple- mentation of the foregoing section of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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