Assembly Bill A5880

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits candidates from authorizing more than one political committee for any one election

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

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2011-A5880 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-112, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8756
2013-2014: A7195
2015-2016: A5700

2011-A5880 - Summary

Prohibits candidates from authorizing more than one political committee for any one election.

2011-A5880 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5880

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KAVANAGH, STEVENSON -- read once and referred to
  the Committee 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
ELEVEN,  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.

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2011-A5880A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-112, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8756
2013-2014: A7195
2015-2016: A5700

2011-A5880A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits candidates from authorizing more than one political committee for any one election.

2011-A5880A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5880--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KAVANAGH, STEVENSON -- read once and referred to
  the Committee 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 committee

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
TWELVE,  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.
                                                           LBD00073-03-2

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