Assembly Bill A5700A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

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

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2015-A5700 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2857
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, S5546
2011-2012: A5880, S1568
2013-2014: A7195, S2536
2017-2018: S4228
2019-2020: S3094
2021-2022: S3452
2023-2024: S1503

2015-A5700 - Summary

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

2015-A5700 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5700

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee 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
SIXTEEN, 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.

2015-A5700A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2857
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, S5546
2011-2012: A5880, S1568
2013-2014: A7195, S2536
2017-2018: S4228
2019-2020: S3094
2021-2022: S3452
2023-2024: S1503

2015-A5700A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A5700A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5700--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee 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  commit-
  tee

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
SEVENTEEN, 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.
                                                           LBD03446-03-6

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