Assembly Bill A6732A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires campaign finance information of certain candidates or committees to be filed on an electronic reporting system

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A6732 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5455
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§14-102 & 14-104, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A1641, S3903

2017-A6732 - Summary

Requires campaign finance information of certain candidates or committees to be filed on an electronic reporting system.

2017-A6732 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6732
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEAWRIGHT  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law,  in  relation  to  requiring  campaign
   finance information of certain candidates or committees to be filed on
   an electronic reporting system

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 14-102 of the election law,
 subdivision 4 as amended and subdivision 5 as added by  chapter  406  of
 the laws of 2005, are amended to read as follows:
   4.  Any  committee which is required to file statements with any board
 of elections pursuant to this article [and which  raises  or  spends  or
 expects to raise or spend more than one thousand dollars in any calendar
 year]  shall file all such statements pursuant to the electronic report-
 ing system prescribed by the state board of elections as  set  forth  in
 subdivision nine-A of section 3-102 of this chapter. Notwithstanding the
 provisions  of this subdivision, upon the filing of a sworn statement by
 the treasurer of a political committee which states that such  political
 committee  does  not  have  access to the technology necessary to comply
 with the electronic filing requirements of subdivision nine-A of section
 3-102 of this chapter and that filing by such means would  constitute  a
 substantial  hardship  for  such political committee, the state board of
 elections may issue an exemption from the electronic filing requirements
 of this article.
   [5. Any committee which is required to  file  statements  pursuant  to
 this  article with county boards of elections shall file in paper format
 to the county board of elections or in electronic format if the legisla-
 tive body of any county provides, by local  law,  an  electronic  filing
 system and shall file such statements by electronic reporting process to
 the state board of elections.]
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10346-01-7

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2017-A6732A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5455
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§14-102 & 14-104, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A1641, S3903

2017-A6732A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires campaign finance information of certain candidates or committees to be filed on an electronic reporting system.

2017-A6732A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6732--A
                                                         Cal. No. 470
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SEAWRIGHT, ORTIZ, GOTTFRIED, HARRIS -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M.  of A. CARROLL -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on  Election Law -- ordered to a third reading, amended and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the election law,  in  relation  to  requiring  campaign
   finance information of certain candidates or committees to be filed on
   an electronic reporting system
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 14-102 of the election law,
 subdivision 4 as amended and subdivision 5 as added by  chapter  406  of
 the laws of 2005, are amended to read as follows:
   4.  Any  committee which is required to file statements with any board
 of elections pursuant to this article [and which  raises  or  spends  or
 expects to raise or spend more than one thousand dollars in any calendar
 year]  shall file all such statements pursuant to the electronic report-
 ing system prescribed by the state board of elections as  set  forth  in
 subdivision nine-A of section 3-102 of this chapter. Notwithstanding the
 provisions  of this subdivision, upon the filing of a sworn statement by
 the treasurer of a political committee which states that such  political
 committee  does  not  have  access to the technology necessary to comply
 with the electronic filing requirements of subdivision nine-A of section
 3-102 of this chapter and that filing by such means would  constitute  a
 substantial  hardship  for  such political committee, the state board of
 elections may issue an exemption from the electronic filing requirements
 of this article.
   [5. Any committee which is required to  file  statements  pursuant  to
 this  article with county boards of elections shall file in paper format
 to the county board of elections or in electronic format if the legisla-
 tive body of any county provides, by local  law,  an  electronic  filing

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

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