Senate Bill S1567

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the state board of elections and local boards of elections to publish the campaign website addresses of certain candidates for public office

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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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2017-S1567 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5740
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §4-123, El L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S6827

2017-S1567 - Summary

Requires the state board of elections to publish the campaign website addresses of candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state comptroller, member of the state senate and member of the state assembly; directs such candidates to provide their campaign website addresses to the state board of elections.

2017-S1567 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1567 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1567
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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  publishing  certain
   candidate website information
 
   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  4-123
 to read as follows:
   §  4-123.  PUBLICATION  OF CANDIDATE WEBSITES.   1. THE STATE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS SHALL PUBLISH ON ITS  WEBSITE  THE  CAMPAIGN  WEBSITE  ADDRESS
 DESIGNATED BY THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE
 COMPTROLLER, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE AND MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY
 ON  THE  BALLOT AT THE NEXT PRIMARY, SPECIAL OR GENERAL ELECTION, EXCEPT
 AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION. SUCH CANDIDATE MAY NOTI-
 FY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF HIS OR HER WEBSITE  ADDRESS  ON  SUCH
 CANDIDATE'S  PETITION COVER SHEET OR IN A SEPARATE WRITING SIGNED BY THE
 CANDIDATE. ANY CANDIDATE WHO DOES NOT PROVIDE A WEBSITE ADDRESS SHALL BE
 LISTED AS HAVING NOT PROVIDED A WEBSITE ADDRESS FOR PUBLICATION.
   2. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL NOT PUBLISH ANY WEBSITE  ADDRESS
 FOUND  TO BE UNRELATED TO A CANDIDACY FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.  SUCH DENIAL TO
 PUBLISH A WEBSITE ADDRESS SHALL BE REVIEWED ONLY IN A SPECIAL PROCEEDING
 BROUGHT BY THE CANDIDATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE  CIVIL
 PRACTICE LAW AND RULES.
   3.  THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROMINENTLY DISPLAY THE FOLLOW-
 ING DISCLAIMER WITH RELATION TO THE LIST OF CANDIDATE WEBSITE ADDRESSES:
 "THE WEBSITE ADDRESSES PUBLISHED HERE ARE DESIGNATED BY  THE  CANDIDATE.
 THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AND EXPRESSES NO
 OPINION AS TO THE CONTENT OF CANDIDATE WEBSITES."
   § 2. The state board of elections shall,  within  six  months  of  the
 effective date of this act, promulgate rules or regulations to implement
 the  provisions  of this act which shall include the time of publication
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2017-S1567A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5740
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §4-123, El L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S6827

2017-S1567A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state board of elections to publish the campaign website addresses of candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state comptroller, member of the state senate and member of the state assembly; directs such candidates to provide their campaign website addresses to the state board of elections.

2017-S1567A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1567A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1567--A
     Cal. No. 314
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Elections  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first and second report,
   ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered  reprinted,  retaining
   its place in the order of third reading

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election law, in relation to publishing certain
   candidate website information
 
   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 4-123
 to read as follows:
   § 4-123. PUBLICATION OF CANDIDATE WEBSITES.   1. THE  STATE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS  SHALL  PUBLISH  ON  ITS  WEBSITE THE CAMPAIGN WEBSITE ADDRESS
 DESIGNATED BY ANY CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,  ATTORNEY
 GENERAL, STATE COMPTROLLER, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE AND MEMBER OF THE
 STATE  ASSEMBLY  ON  THE  BALLOT AT THE NEXT PRIMARY, SPECIAL OR GENERAL
 ELECTION, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF  THIS  SECTION.  SUCH
 CANDIDATE  MAY NOTIFY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF HIS OR HER WEBSITE
 ADDRESS ON SUCH CANDIDATE'S PETITION COVER SHEET OR IN A SEPARATE  WRIT-
 ING  SIGNED  BY  THE  CANDIDATE.  ANY  CANDIDATE  WHO DOES NOT PROVIDE A
 WEBSITE ADDRESS SHALL BE LISTED AS HAVING NOT PROVIDED A WEBSITE ADDRESS
 FOR PUBLICATION.
   2. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL NOT PUBLISH ANY WEBSITE  ADDRESS
 FOUND  TO BE UNRELATED TO A CANDIDACY FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.  SUCH DENIAL TO
 PUBLISH A WEBSITE ADDRESS SHALL BE REVIEWED ONLY IN A SPECIAL PROCEEDING
 BROUGHT BY THE CANDIDATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE  CIVIL
 PRACTICE LAW AND RULES.
   3.  THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROMINENTLY DISPLAY THE FOLLOW-
 ING DISCLAIMER WITH RELATION TO THE LIST OF CANDIDATE WEBSITE ADDRESSES:
 "THE WEBSITE ADDRESSES PUBLISHED HERE ARE DESIGNATED BY  THE  CANDIDATE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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