Assembly Bill A60A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Decreases contribution limits; repealer

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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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2013-A60 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S174
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-114, rpld §14-124 sub 3, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8753, S4549
2011-2012: A5878, S44
2015-2016: A7169, S5073
2017-2018: A2266, S4803

2013-A60 - Summary

Reduces campaign contributions limits for candidates for election to public office or party position.

2013-A60 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   60

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to decreasing contribution
  limitations;  and  to  repeal  subdivision  3 of section 14-124 of the
  election law relating thereto

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

  Section  1.    Subdivision 1 of section 14-114 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 79 of the laws of 1992, paragraphs a and b as amended
by chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
  1. The following limitations apply to all contributions to  candidates
for election to any public office or for nomination for any such office,
or  for  election  to  any  party positions, and to all contributions to
political committees working directly or indirectly with  any  candidate
to  aid or participate in such candidate's nomination or election, other
than any contributions to any party committee or constituted committee:
  a. In any election for a public office to be voted on by the voters of
the entire state, or for nomination to any such office,  no  contributor
may  make a contribution to any candidate or political committee, and no
candidate or political committee may accept any  contribution  from  any
contributor,  which is in the aggregate amount greater than:  (i) in the
case of any nomination to public office, the product of the total number
of enrolled voters in the candidate's  party  in  the  state,  excluding
voters in inactive status, multiplied by $.005, but such amount shall be
not less than four thousand dollars nor more than [twelve] FIVE thousand
dollars  as  increased  or  decreased  by  the cost of living adjustment
described in paragraph c of this subdivision, and (ii) in  the  case  of
any  election to a public office, [twenty-five] FIVE thousand dollars as
increased or decreased by the cost of  living  adjustment  described  in
paragraph  c  of  this  subdivision[; provided however, that the maximum
amount which may be so contributed or accepted, in the  aggregate,  from
any  candidate's child, parent, grandparent, brother and sister, and the
              

multi-Sponsors

2013-A60A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S174
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-114, rpld §14-124 sub 3, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8753, S4549
2011-2012: A5878, S44
2015-2016: A7169, S5073
2017-2018: A2266, S4803

2013-A60A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Reduces campaign contributions limits for candidates for election to public office or party position.

2013-A60A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  60--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. SWEE-
  NEY, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
  -- recommitted 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 decreasing contribution
  limitations; and to repeal subdivision 3 of section 14-124 of such law
  relating thereto

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

  Section 1.  Subdivision 1 of section 14-114 of the  election  law,  as
amended by chapter 79 of the laws of 1992, paragraphs a and b as amended
by chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
  1.  The following limitations apply to all contributions to candidates
for election to any public office or for nomination for any such office,
or for election to any party positions,  and  to  all  contributions  to
political  committees  working directly or indirectly with any candidate
to aid or participate in such candidate's nomination or election,  other
than any contributions to any party committee or constituted committee:
  a. In any election for a public office to be voted on by the voters of
the  entire  state, or for nomination to any such office, no contributor
may make a contribution to any candidate or political committee, and  no
candidate  or  political  committee may accept any contribution from any
contributor, which is in the aggregate amount greater than:  (i) in  the
case of any nomination to public office, the product of the total number
of  enrolled  voters  in  the  candidate's party in the state, excluding
voters in inactive status, multiplied by $.005, but such amount shall be
not less than four thousand dollars nor more than [twelve] FIVE thousand
dollars as increased or decreased  by  the  cost  of  living  adjustment
described  in  paragraph  c of this subdivision, and (ii) in the case of

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

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