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                                  3469

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Election Law

AN  ACT  to  amend  the election law, in relation to prohibiting private
  individuals or entities to pay for the administrative expenses associ-
  ated with the conduct of a referendum

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 1-108
to read as follows:
  S 1-108. EXPENSES RELATED TO LOCAL MANDATORY AND  PERMISSIVE  REFEREN-
DUM.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL,  PARTNERSHIP,  CORPORATION,  INDUSTRY,  ASSOCIATION,
ORGANIZATION,  FIRM,  TRUST, ESTATE OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY NOT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE STATE OR A MUNICIPALITY SHALL DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAY OR USE
OR OFFER, CONSENT TO OR AGREE TO PAY OR USE ANY MONEY OR PROPERTY FOR OR
IN AID OF THE PAYMENT OF ANY EXPENSE INCURRED OR EXPECTED TO BE INCURRED
BY THE STATE OR ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN,  VILLAGE  OR  SPECIAL  DISTRICT,
WHICH  EXPENSE  IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONDUCT OF A MANDATORY OR PERMIS-
SIVE REFERENDUM CONDUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DECIDING ANY  BALLOT  QUES-
TION  SUBMITTED  TO ALL THE VOTERS OF ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR
SPECIAL DISTRICT.  SUCH EXPENSES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO
THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS AND PERSONNEL UTILIZED TO
CONDUCT THE REFERENDUM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07964-01-5