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                                   3956
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2019
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- 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 contributions by execu-
   tive appointees
 
   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 14-131
 to read as follows:
   § 14-131. CONTRIBUTIONS BY EXECUTIVE APPOINTEES. 1. (A) NO  INDIVIDUAL
 APPOINTED  BY  THE  GOVERNOR, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO APPOINTEES TO
 ANY COMMISSION, BOARD, COUNCIL, PANEL, OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY, SHALL MAKE A
 MONETARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE CAMPAIGN OF SUCH GOVERNOR OR TO  ANY  POLI-
 TICAL  CAMPAIGN  COMMITTEE  ORGANIZED  BY OR FOR THE SPECIFIC BENEFIT OF
 SUCH GOVERNOR.
   (B) SUCH PROHIBITION SHALL APPLY TO ANY  CONTRIBUTIONS  OCCURRING  ONE
 YEAR  PRIOR  TO,  DURING THE TERM OF, AND ONE YEAR FOLLOWING THE TERM OF
 HIS OR HER APPOINTMENT.
   (C) SUCH PROHIBITION SHALL  ALSO  APPLY  TO  ANYONE  RESIDING  IN  THE
 APPOINTEE'S  HOUSEHOLD INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A SPOUSE, DOMESTIC
 PARTNER, OR CHILD.
   2. BEFORE AN INDIVIDUAL IS APPOINTED BY THE  GOVERNOR,  THE  APPOINTEE
 SHALL  IDENTIFY  ANY  CONTRIBUTIONS  MADE  TO  SUCH  GOVERNOR WITHIN THE
 TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE DATE  OF  APPOINTMENT,  AND
 SUCH GOVERNOR SHALL REFUND THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF ANY SUCH CONTRIBUTION.
   3.  NO APPOINTEE SHALL REQUEST OR DEMAND THAT ANY OTHER PERSON MAKE OR
 OFFER TO MAKE ANY MONETARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE CAMPAIGN OF SUCH GOVERNOR
 OR TO ANY POLITICAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE ORGANIZED BY OR FOR THE  SPECIFIC
 BENEFIT OF SUCH GOVERNOR.
   4.  SUCH  PROHIBITION SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE METHOD OF REMOVING
 SUCH APPOINTEE FROM OFFICE, OR REGARDLESS  OF  ANY  REQUIREMENT  ON  THE
 APPOINTEE TO FILE A STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   §  2.  Section  14-126  of the election law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  (A)  ANY  PERSON  WHO,  UNDER  CIRCUMSTANCES EVINCING AN INTENT TO
 VIOLATE SUCH LAW, MAKES OR RECEIVES A CONTRIBUTION IN  CONTRAVENTION  OF
 SECTION  14-131  OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT
 TO EXCEED THE GREATER OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OR AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO  TWO
 HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE CONTRIBUTION.
   (B)  ANY PERSON WHO, ACTING AS OR ON BEHALF OF AN OFFICEHOLDER, CANDI-
 DATE, OR POLITICAL COMMITTEE,  ACCEPTS  A  CONTRIBUTION  OR  RECEIVES  A
 TRANSFER  IN  CONTRAVENTION  OF  SECTION 14-131 OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE
 REQUIRED TO REFUND SUCH CONTRIBUTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.