Provides that upon the death of a candidate, former candidate or holder of elective office, remaining campaign accounts be transferred to the state treasury unless a charitable organization has been designated to receive such moneys.

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A898-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to election law
• Jan 5, 2011: referred to election law

A898-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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      S. 1163                                                   A. 898

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                        SENATE - ASSEMBLY

                               January 5, 2011
                                 ___________

  IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by Sens. BRESLIN, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HUNTLEY,
    KRUEGER, OPPENHEIMER, PARKER -- read twice and  ordered  printed,  and
    when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

  IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. McENENY -- read once and referred
    to the Committee on Election Law

  AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing that campaign
    accounts be transferred to the state treasury upon death of  a  candi-
    date

    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:

    S  14-131. REQUIRED DISPOSAL OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS. 1. UPON THE DEATH OF A
  CANDIDATE, FORMER CANDIDATE OR HOLDER OF ELECTIVE OFFICE,  WHO  RECEIVED
  CAMPAIGN  CONTRIBUTIONS,  ANY MONEYS REMAINING IN THE ACCOUNT OF A POLI-
  TICAL COMMITTEE FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF  PROMOTING  OR  ELECTING  SUCH
  CANDIDATE  NOT OTHERWISE DUE AND OWED TO ANY PARTY SHALL BE PAID OVER TO
  THE COMPTROLLER OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK  FOR  DEPOSIT  IN  THE  GENERAL
  TREASURY OF THE STATE.
    2. THE TREASURER OF A POLITICAL COMMITTEE SHALL NOTIFY THE STATE BOARD
  OF  ELECTIONS  UPON THE DEATH OF A CANDIDATE, FORMER CANDIDATE OR HOLDER
  OF ELECTIVE OFFICE. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE FILED IN THE  OFFICE  IN  WHICH
  THE  COMMITTEE  IS  REQUIRED  TO FILE STATEMENTS UNDER SECTION 14-110 OF
  THIS ARTICLE, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE DEATH OF SUCH PERSON.
    3. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  A  CANDIDATE,
  FORMER  CANDIDATE  OR HOLDER OF ELECTIVE OFFICE MAY, AT ANY TIME, DESIG-
  NATE A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE  THE  BALANCE  OF  ANY  MONEYS
  REMAINING IN THE ACCOUNT OF A POLITICAL COMMITTEE FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE
  OF PROMOTING OR ELECTING SUCH CANDIDATE UPON THE DEATH OF SUCH PERSON BY
  FILING  A  NOTICE  TO THAT EFFECT WITH THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. THE

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD01835-01-1

 S. 1163                             2                             A. 898

  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL DEVELOP A FORM FOR  SUCH  PURPOSE.  IF  A
  CHARITABLE  ORGANIZATION DESIGNATED BY A CANDIDATE UNDER THIS SECTION IS
  NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE UPON THE DEATH OF SUCH PERSON THEN SUCH REMAINING
  MONEYS  SHALL  BE PAID INTO THE GENERAL TREASURY OF THE STATE IN ACCORD-
  ANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
    S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
  have  become  a  law;  provided,  however,  that this act shall apply to
  contributions received after such effective date; and provided, further,
  that the state board of elections shall notify all  registered  campaign
  committees  of  the applicable provisions of this act within thirty days
  after this act shall have become a law.