Assembly Bill A817

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits candidates from pre-marking contribution materials to ensure recurring payments

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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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2023-A817 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-134, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A8193
2025-2026: A6213

2023-A817 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits candidates from soliciting contributions or donations from any contributor or donor using any material or medium pre-marking that such voter shall make a recurring contribution or donation to such candidate; provides that any candidate who does so may be liable for treble damages.

2023-A817 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    817
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting  candidates
   from pre-marking contribution materials to ensure recurring payments
 
   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  14-134
 to read as follows:
   § 14-134. RECURRING CONTRIBUTIONS. NO CANDIDATE SHALL SOLICIT CONTRIB-
 UTIONS  OR DONATIONS FROM ANY CONTRIBUTOR OR DONOR USING ANY MATERIAL OR
 MEDIUM PRE-MARKING THAT SUCH VOTER SHALL MAKE A  RECURRING  CONTRIBUTION
 OR  DONATION  TO  SUCH  CANDIDATE.  ANY CANDIDATE SOLICITING A RECURRING
 CONTRIBUTION SHALL RECEIVE THE AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT OF THE CONTRIBUTOR OR
 DONOR AT THE ARRANGEMENT OF  THE  RECURRING  CONTRIBUTION  OR  DONATION.
 PASSIVE ACTION BY THE CONTRIBUTOR OR DONOR, SUCH AS FAILING TO UNCHECK A
 PRE-CHECKED BOX AUTHORIZING A RECURRING CONTRIBUTION, SHALL NOT MEET THE
 REQUIREMENT OF AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT UNDER THIS SECTION. A CANDIDATE SHALL
 IMMEDIATELY  CANCEL RECURRING CONTRIBUTIONS OR DONATIONS UPON REQUEST OF
 THE VOTER. ANY CANDIDATE WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MAY
 BE LIABLE FOR TREBLE DAMAGES IN ADDITION TO ANY PENALTY IMPOSED ON  SUCH
 CANDIDATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01098-01-3

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