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Assembly Actions -
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| Jan 30, 2014 |
print number 2536a |
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amend and recommit to elections |
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referred to elections |
| Jan 18, 2013 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S2536A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S2536 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7195
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §14-112, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S5546, A8756
2011-2012: S1568, A5880
2015-2016: S2857, A5700
2017-2018: S4228
2019-2020: S3094
2021-2022: S3452
2023-2024: S1503
2013-S2536 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2536
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the election law, in
relation to prohibiting candidates from authorizing more than one
political committee for any one election
PURPOSE:
This bill is designed to increase the transparency of candidate
fundraising and expenditures by limiting to one the number of
authorized committees a candidate may have.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends Election Law section 14-112 subdivision 1 to require
that political committees supporting the election of a candidate must
file a sworn, verified statement by the committee treasurer and the
candidate stating that the candidate has authorized the committee to
support his or her election, or a sworn, verified statement by the
committee treasurer that the candidate has not authorized the
committee to support his election, it further amends subdivision 2 to
prohibit a candidate from authorizing more than one committee for any
election, and requires that if a candidate has more than one
authorized committee on December 1, 2012, within thirty days the
candidate must disavow all but one such committee in writing to the
2013-S2536 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2536
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 18, 2013
___________
Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 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
THIRTEEN, 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.
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S2536A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7195
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §14-112, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S5546, A8756
2011-2012: S1568, A5880
2015-2016: S2857, A5700
2017-2018: S4228
2019-2020: S3094
2021-2022: S3452
2023-2024: S1503
2013-S2536A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2536A
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to
prohibiting candidates from authorizing more than one political
committee for any one election
PURPOSE: This bill is designed to increase the transparency of
candidate fundraising and expenditures by limiting to one the number
of authorized committees a candidate may have.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends Election Law section 14-112 subdivision 1 to require
that political committees supporting the election of a candidate must
file a sworn, verified statement by the committee treasurer and the
candidate stating that the candidate has authorized the committee to
support his or her election, or a sworn, verified statement by the
committee treasurer that the candidate has not authorized the
committee to support his election. It further amends subdivision 2 to
prohibit a candidate from authorizing more than one committee for any
election, and requires that if a candidate has more than one
authorized committee on December 1, 2012, within thirty days the
candidate must disavow all but one such committee in writing to the
state board of elections.
Section 2: Provides that the Act takes effect sixty days after it
2013-S2536A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2536--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 18, 2013
___________
Introduced by Sens. ADDABBO, SAMPSON, SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Elections -- recommitted to the Committee on Elections in accordance
with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- 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
FOURTEEN, 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.
LBD03053-02-4
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