Assembly Bill A230A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires certain language on contribution forms

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A230 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-102, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7986
2011-2012: A4934
2015-2016: A5989

2013-A230 - Summary

Requires certain language on contribution forms.

2013-A230 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   230

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the board of
  elections to cause all contribution forms to contain certain  language
  and  prohibiting  candidates  for  election  to  a  public office from
  accepting contributions from charitable organizations

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  3-102 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 9-B to read as follows:
  9-B. CAUSE ALL CONTRIBUTION FORMS TO CONTAIN THE  FOLLOWING  LANGUAGE:
"CONTRIBUTIONS  FROM  CHARITIES  OR  501  (C) CORPORATIONS ARE EXPRESSLY
FORBIDDEN."
  S 2.  Section 14-114 of the election law is amended by  adding  a  new
subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A.  NO CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION TO ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR FOR NOMINATION
FOR ANY SUCH OFFICE, OR FOR ELECTION TO ANY PARTY POSITION, OR A  TREAS-
URER  OF  A  CAMPAIGN  COMMITTEE, SHALL ACCEPT ANY CONTRIBUTION FROM ANY
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION OR ANY OTHER TAX EXEMPT NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY.
  ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE
SUBJECT  TO  A CIVIL FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH
OFFENSE COMMITTED.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02178-01-3

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2013-A230A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-102, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7986
2011-2012: A4934
2015-2016: A5989

2013-A230A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain language on contribution forms.

2013-A230A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 230--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON
  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Election Law -- recom-
  mitted to the Committee on Election Law in  accordance  with  Assembly
  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the board  of
  elections to cause all contribution forms to contain certain language

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 3-102 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 9-B to read as follows:
  9-B.  CAUSE  ALL CONTRIBUTION FORMS TO CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE:
"CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CHARITIES OR  501  (C)  CORPORATIONS  ARE  EXPRESSLY
FORBIDDEN."
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02178-02-4

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