Assembly Bill A1958

2011-2012 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
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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-A1958 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3-106, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A813
2013-2014: A1102
2015-2016: A1029
2017-2018: A850
2019-2020: A6060
2021-2022: A4133
2023-2024: A4259

2011-A1958 (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.

2011-A1958 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1958

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. GUNTHER, KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to
  the Committee 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. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on  or
before such effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02236-01-1

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