S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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395
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the appointment and
removal of the treasurer of a candidate committee
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 14-104 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 430 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as
follows:
1. Any candidate for election to public office, or for nomination for
public office at a contested primary election or convention, or for
election to a party position at a primary election, shall file state-
ments sworn, or subscribed and bearing a form notice that false state-
ments made therein are punishable as a class A misdemeanor pursuant to
section 210.45 of the penal law, at the times prescribed by this article
setting forth the particulars specified by section 14-102 of this arti-
cle, as to all moneys or other valuable things, paid, given, expended or
promised by him OR HER to aid his OR HER own nomination or election, or
to promote the success or defeat of a political party, or to aid or
influence the nomination or election or the defeat of any other candi-
date to be voted for at the election or primary election or at a conven-
tion, including contributions to political committees, officers, members
or agents thereof, and transfers, receipts and contributions to him OR
HER to be used for any of the purposes above specified, or in lieu ther-
eof, any such candidate may file such a sworn statement at the first
filing period, on a form prescribed by the state board of elections that
such candidate has made no such expenditures and does not intend to make
any such expenditures, except through a political committee authorized
by such candidate pursuant to this article. SUCH CANDIDATE MAY DESIG-
NATE A COMMITTEE OF NO LESS THAN THREE PERSONS WHO SHALL BE AUTHORIZED
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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A. 395 2
TO APPOINT AND REMOVE THE TREASURER OF ANY AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE OF THE
CANDIDATE. THE DESIGNATION OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE EVIDENCED IN A
WRITING FILED WITH THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS BY THE CANDIDATE AUTHOR-
IZING THE COMMITTEE. A committee authorized by such a candidate may
fulfill all of the filing requirements of this act on behalf of such
candidate.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.