NY State Senate Bill 2015-S2857A

Senate Bill S2857A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 01, 2016	print number 2857a
Mar 01, 2016	amend and recommit to elections
Jan 06, 2016	referred to elections
Jan 29, 2015	referred to elections

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2015-S2857 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5700
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
2013-2014: S2536, A7195
2017-2018: S4228
2019-2020: S3094
2021-2022: S3452
2023-2024: S1503

2015-S2857 - Summary

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

2015-S2857 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2857

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
becomes a law.

EXISTING LAW:

Under the existing law, a candidate is not subject to any limit on the
number of committees he or she may have, and the treasurer of the
committee is only required to file a sworn, verified statement that
the candidate has authorized the political committee, or has not.

JUSTIFICATION:

The current law encourages a candidate to have a multiplicity of
committees and makes it easier to conceal the money raised and spent.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013-2014: S. 2536 - Referred to Senate Elections Committee.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This bill shall take effect on the sixtieth day after becoming a law,
with provisions.

2015-S2857 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2857

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  ADDABBO, KRUEGER, SAMPSON, SQUADRON -- 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
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.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03446-01-5

S. 2857                             2

  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.

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2015-S2857A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5700
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
2013-2014: S2536, A7195
2017-2018: S4228
2019-2020: S3094
2021-2022: S3452
2023-2024: S1503

2015-S2857A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-S2857A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2857A

 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
becomes a law.

 EXISTING LAW :

Under the existing law, a candidate is not subject to any limit on the
number of committees he or she may have, and the treasurer of the
committee is only required to file a sworn, verified statement that
the candidate has authorized the political committee, or has not.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The current law encourages a candidate to have a multiplicity of
committees and makes it easier to conceal the money raised and spent.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2013-2014: S.2536 - Referred to Senate Elections Committee.
2015 - S.2857 - Referred to Elections

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This bill shall take effect on the sixtieth day after becoming a law,
with provisions.

2015-S2857A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2857--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. ADDABBO, KRUEGER, 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
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.
                                                           LBD03446-02-6

S. 2857--A                          2

  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.

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Sponsored By

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

Liz Krueger

Daniel L. Squadron

2015-S2857 - Details

2015-S2857 - Summary

2015-S2857 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2857 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Liz Krueger

Daniel L. Squadron

2015-S2857A (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S2857A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S2857A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2857A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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