S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6775
I N S E N A T E
March 7, 2014
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to campaign finance reform
and in relation to campaign contribution limits and penalties for
violations
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 14-100 of the election law is amended by adding
four new subdivisions 12, 13, 14 and 15 to read as follows:
12. "CLEARLY IDENTIFIED CANDIDATE" MEANS THAT:
(A) THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE INVOLVED APPEARS;
(B) A PHOTOGRAPH OR DRAWING OF THE CANDIDATE APPEARS; OR
(C) THE IDENTITY OF THE CANDIDATE IS APPARENT BY UNAMBIGUOUS REFER-
ENCE.
13. "GENERAL PUBLIC AUDIENCE" MEANS AN AUDIENCE COMPOSED OF MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING A TARGETED SUBGROUP OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT MEAN AN AUDIENCE SOLELY COMPRISED OF
MEMBERS, RETIREES AND STAFF OF A LABOR ORGANIZATION OR THEIR IMMEDIATE
FAMILY MEMBERS OR AN AUDIENCE SOLELY COMPRISED OF EMPLOYEES OF A CORPO-
RATION, UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS ENTITY OR MEMBERS OF A BUSINESS, TRADE
OR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION.
14. "LABOR ORGANIZATION" MEANS ANY ORGANIZATION OF ANY KIND WHICH
EXISTS FOR THE PURPOSE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OF REPRESENTING EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN DEALING WITH EMPLOYERS OR
EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS OR WITH A STATE GOVERNMENT, OR ANY POLITICAL OR
CIVIL SUBDIVISION OR OTHER AGENCY THEREOF, CONCERNING TERMS AND CONDI-
TIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, GRIEVANCES, LABOR DISPUTES, OR OTHER MATTERS INCI-
DENTAL TO THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE,
EACH LOCAL, PARENT NATIONAL OR PARENT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF A
STATEWIDE LABOR ORGANIZATION, AND EACH STATEWIDE FEDERATION RECEIVING
DUES FROM SUBSIDIARY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, SHALL BE CONSIDERED A SEPARATE
LABOR ORGANIZATION.
15. "INTERMEDIARY" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP,
POLITICAL COMMITTEE, LABOR ORGANIZATION, OR OTHER ENTITY WHICH, OTHER
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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THAN IN THE REGULAR COURSE OF BUSINESS AS A POSTAL, DELIVERY, OR MESSEN-
GER SERVICE, DELIVERS ANY CONTRIBUTION FROM ANOTHER PERSON OR ENTITY TO
A CANDIDATE OR AN AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE.
"INTERMEDIARY" SHALL NOT INCLUDE SPOUSES, PARENTS, CHILDREN, OR
SIBLINGS OF THE PERSON MAKING SUCH CONTRIBUTION.
S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 14-102 of the election law, as amended
by chapter 8 and as redesignated by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978, is
amended to read as follows:
1. The treasurer of every political committee which, or any officer,
member or agent of any such committee who, in connection with any
election, receives or expends any money or other valuable thing or
incurs any liability to pay money or its equivalent shall file state-
ments sworn, or subscribed and bearing a form notice that false state-
ments made therein are punishable as a class A misdemeanor pursuant to
section 210.45 of the penal law, at the times prescribed by this [arti-
cle] TITLE setting forth all the receipts, contributions to and the
expenditures by and liabilities of the committee, and of its officers,
members and agents in its behalf. Such statements shall include the
dollar amount of any receipt, contribution or transfer, or the fair
market value of any receipt, contribution or transfer, which is other
than of money, the name and address of the transferor, contributor,
INTERMEDIARY, or person from whom received, and if the transferor,
contributor, INTERMEDIARY, or person is a political committee; the name
of and the political unit represented by the committee, the date of its
receipt, the dollar amount of every expenditure, the name and address of
the person to whom it was made or the name of and the political unit
represented by the committee to which it was made and the date thereof,
and shall state clearly the purpose of such expenditure. AN INTERMEDIARY
NEED NOT BE REPORTED FOR A CONTRIBUTION THAT WAS COLLECTED FROM A
CONTRIBUTOR IN CONNECTION WITH A PARTY OR OTHER CANDIDATE-RELATED EVENT
HELD AT THE RESIDENCE OF THE PERSON DELIVERING THE CONTRIBUTION, UNLESS
THE EXPENSES OF SUCH EVENT AT SUCH RESIDENCE FOR SUCH CANDIDATE EXCEED
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR THE AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM THAT
CONTRIBUTOR AT SUCH EVENT EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. Any statement
reporting a loan shall have attached to it a copy of the evidence of
indebtedness. Expenditures in sums under fifty dollars need not be
specifically accounted for by separate items in said statements, and
receipts and contributions aggregating not more than ninety-nine
dollars, from any one contributor need not be specifically accounted for
by separate items in said statements, provided however, that such
expenditures, receipts and contributions shall be subject to the other
provisions of section 14-118 of this [article] TITLE.
S 3. Section 14-106 of the election law, as amended by section 2 of
part E of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
S 14-106. Political communication. The statements required to be filed
under the provisions of this article next succeeding a primary, general
or special election shall be accompanied by a copy of all broadcast,
cable or satellite schedules and scripts, internet, print and other
types of advertisements, pamphlets, circulars, flyers, brochures,
letterheads and other printed matter purchased or produced, AND REPROD-
UCTIONS OF STATEMENTS OR INFORMATION PUBLISHED TO ONE THOUSAND OR MORE
MEMBERS OF A GENERAL PUBLIC AUDIENCE BY COMPUTER OR OTHER ELECTRONIC
DEVICE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ELECTRONIC MAIL OR TEXT MESSAGE,
purchased in connection with such election by or under the authority of
the person filing the statement or the committee or the person on whose
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behalf it is filed, as the case may be. Such copies, schedules and
scripts shall be preserved by the officer with whom or the board with
which it is required to be filed for a period of one year from the date
of filing thereof.
S 4. The election law is amended by adding a new section 14-107 to
read as follows:
S 14-107. INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE REPORTING. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
ARTICLE:
(A) "INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE" MEANS AN EXPENDITURE MADE BY A PERSON
FOR AN AUDIO OR VIDEO COMMUNICATION VIA BROADCAST, CABLE OR SATELLITE OR
A WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO A GENERAL PUBLIC AUDIENCE VIA ADVERTISEMENTS,
PAMPHLETS, CIRCULARS, FLYERS, BROCHURES, LETTERHEADS OR OTHER PRINTED
MATTER AND STATEMENTS OR INFORMATION CONVEYED TO ONE THOUSAND OR MORE
MEMBERS OF A GENERAL PUBLIC AUDIENCE WHICH: (I) UNAMBIGUOUSLY REFERS TO
AND ADVOCATES FOR OR AGAINST A CLEARLY IDENTIFIED CANDIDATE OR EXPRESSLY
ADVOCATES THE SUCCESS OR DEFEAT OF A BALLOT PROPOSAL, AND (II) SUCH
CANDIDATE, THE CANDIDATE'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE OR ITS AGENTS, OR A POLI-
TICAL COMMITTEE FORMED TO PROMOTE THE SUCCESS OR DEFEAT OF A BALLOT
PROPOSAL OR ITS AGENTS, DID NOT AUTHORIZE, REQUEST, SUGGEST, FOSTER OR
COOPERATE IN ANY SUCH COMMUNICATION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS DEFI-
NITION, A COMMUNICATION ADVOCATES FOR OR AGAINST A CANDIDATE WHEN IT (I)
IRRESPECTIVE OF WHEN SUCH COMMUNICATION IS MADE, CONTAINS WORDS SUCH AS
"VOTE," "OPPOSE," "SUPPORT," "ELECT," "DEFEAT," OR "REJECT," WHICH CALL
FOR THE ELECTION OR DEFEAT OF THE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED CANDIDATE, OR (II)
WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE ELECTION BUT MORE THAN SIXTY DAYS BEFORE A GENER-
AL OR SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE SOUGHT BY THE CANDIDATE OR THIRTY
DAYS BEFORE A PRIMARY ELECTION, COULD ONLY BE INTERPRETED BY A REASON-
ABLE PERSON AS ADVOCATING FOR THE ELECTION OR DEFEAT OF THE CLEARLY
IDENTIFIED CANDIDATE IN SUCH ELECTION BASED UPON UNEQUIVOCAL, UNAMBIG-
UOUS TERMS OF SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION, OR (III) WITHIN SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO
A GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE SOUGHT BY THE CANDIDATE OR
THIRTY DAYS BEFORE A PRIMARY ELECTION, INCLUDES OR REFERENCES A CLEARLY
IDENTIFIED CANDIDATE.
(B) INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES DO NOT INCLUDE EXPENDITURES IN CONNECTION
WITH:
(I) A WRITTEN NEWS STORY, COMMENTARY, OR EDITORIAL OR A NEWS STORY,
COMMENTARY, OR EDITORIAL DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF ANY
BROADCASTING STATION, CABLE OR SATELLITE UNLESS SUCH PUBLICATION OR
FACILITIES ARE OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY ANY POLITICAL PARTY, POLITICAL
COMMITTEE OR CANDIDATE; OR
(II) A COMMUNICATION THAT CONSTITUTES A CANDIDATE DEBATE OR FORUM; OR
(III) INTERNAL COMMUNICATION BY MEMBERS TO OTHER MEMBERS OF A MEMBER-
SHIP ORGANIZATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING A CANDIDATE
OR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE, PROVIDED SUCH EXPENDITURES ARE NOT
USED FOR THE COSTS OF CAMPAIGN MATERIAL OR COMMUNICATIONS USED IN
CONNECTION WITH BROADCASTING, TELECASTING, NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, OR
OTHER PERIODICAL PUBLICATION, BILLBOARDS, OR SIMILAR TYPES OF GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS; OR
(IV) A COMMUNICATION PUBLISHED ON THE INTERNET, UNLESS THE COMMUNI-
CATION IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT.
(C) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "PERSON" SHALL MEAN PERSON,
GROUP OF PERSONS, CORPORATION, UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS ENTITY, LABOR
ORGANIZATION OR BUSINESS, TRADE OR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZA-
TION, OR POLITICAL COMMITTEE.
2. WHENEVER ANY PERSON MAKES AN INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE THAT COSTS
MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE AGGREGATE, SUCH COMMUNICATION
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SHALL CLEARLY STATE THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO PAID FOR, OR OTHERWISE
PUBLISHED OR DISTRIBUTED THE COMMUNICATION AND STATE, WITH RESPECT TO
COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING CANDIDATES, THAT THE COMMUNICATION WAS NOT
EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED OR REQUESTED BY ANY CANDIDATE, OR BY ANY CANDI-
DATE'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE OR ANY OF ITS AGENTS.
3. (A) ANY PERSON WHO MAKES ANY INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE IN AN UPCOMING
CALENDAR YEAR SHALL FIRST REGISTER WITH THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AS
A POLITICAL COMMITTEE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE.
(B) ANY PERSON WHO IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS
SUBDIVISION SHALL REPORT INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES OVER ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS ON A STATEMENT IN THE FORM SET
FORTH IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION AND AT TIMES SET FORTH IN THIS
SUBDIVISION.
(C) ANY CONTRIBUTION OVER ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS MADE TO ANY PERSON WHO
HAS REGISTERED WITH THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH
(A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION PRIOR TO THIRTY DAYS BEFORE ANY PRIMARY, GENER-
AL, OR SPECIAL ELECTION SHALL BE DISCLOSED BY SUCH PERSON TO THE STATE
BOARD OF ELECTIONS ELECTRONICALLY WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS OF RECEIPT.
(D) ANY CONTRIBUTION OVER ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS MADE TO ANY PERSON WHO
HAS REGISTERED WITH THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH
(A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS BEFORE ANY PRIMARY, GENERAL,
OR SPECIAL ELECTION SHALL BE DISCLOSED BY SUCH PERSON TO THE STATE BOARD
OF ELECTIONS ELECTRONICALLY WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF RECEIPT.
(E) A KNOWING AND WILLFUL VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION SHALL SUBJECT THE PERSON TO A CIVIL PENALTY EQUAL TO FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS OR THE COST OF THE COMMUNICATION, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, IN A
SPECIAL PROCEEDING OR CIVIL ACTION BROUGHT BY THE BOARD OR IMPOSED
DIRECTLY BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
4. EACH SUCH STATEMENT IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION SHALL
INCLUDE, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY LAW:
(A) THE NAME, ADDRESS, OCCUPATION AND EMPLOYER OF THE PERSON MAKING
THE STATEMENT;
(B) THE NAME, ADDRESS, OCCUPATION AND EMPLOYER OF THE PERSON MAKING
THE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE;
(C) THE NAME, ADDRESS, OCCUPATION AND EMPLOYER OF ANY PERSON PROVIDING
A CONTRIBUTION, GIFT, LOAN, ADVANCE OR DEPOSIT OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
OR MORE FOR THE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE, OR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES
FOR THE SAME, AND THE DATE IT WAS GIVEN; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE NAME AND
ADDRESS OF A MEMBER OF A LABOR ORGANIZATION IS NOT REQUIRED FOR A
CONTRIBUTION, GIFT, LOAN, ADVANCE OR DEPOSIT TO A LABOR ORGANIZATION;
AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF AN EMPLOYEE OF A
CORPORATION, UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS ENTITY OR A MEMBER OF A BUSINESS,
TRADE OR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION IS NOT REQUIRED FOR A
CONTRIBUTION, GIFT, LOAN, ADVANCE OR DEPOSIT TO SUCH CORPORATION, UNIN-
CORPORATED BUSINESS ENTITY OR BUSINESS, TRADE OR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCI-
ATION OR ORGANIZATION RESPECTIVELY;
(D) THE DOLLAR AMOUNT PAID FOR EACH INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE, THE NAME
AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON OR ENTITY RECEIVING THE PAYMENT, THE DATE THE
PAYMENT WAS MADE AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE; AND
(E) THE ELECTION TO WHICH THE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PERTAINS AND THE
NAME OF THE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED CANDIDATE OR THE BALLOT PROPOSAL REFER-
ENCED.
5. A COPY OF ALL POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS PAID FOR BY THE INDEPENDENT
EXPENDITURE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BROADCAST, CABLE OR SATELLITE
SCHEDULES AND SCRIPTS, ADVERTISEMENTS, PAMPHLETS, CIRCULARS, FLYERS,
BROCHURES, LETTERHEADS AND OTHER PRINTED MATTER AND STATEMENTS OR INFOR-
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MATION CONVEYED TO ONE THOUSAND OR MORE MEMBERS OF A GENERAL PUBLIC
AUDIENCE BY COMPUTER OR OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES SHALL BE FILED WITH THE
STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS WITH THE STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION.
6. EVERY STATEMENT REQUIRED TO BE FILED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL
BE FILED ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
7. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO THE STATEMENTS REQUIRED TO BE FILED BY THIS SECTION AND SHALL
PROVIDE FORMS SUITABLE FOR SUCH STATEMENTS.
S 5. Subdivision 3 of section 14-124 of the election law, as amended
by chapter 71 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:
3. The contribution and receipt limits of this article shall not apply
to monies received and expenditures made by a party committee or consti-
tuted committee to maintain a permanent headquarters and staff and carry
on ordinary activities which are not for the express purpose of promot-
ing the candidacy of specific candidates, EXCEPT THAT CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES TO A PARTY COMMITTEE OR CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE SHALL
BE LIMITED TO TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE AGGREGATE FROM EACH
CONTRIBUTOR IN EACH YEAR.
S 6. Section 14-126 of the election law, as amended by section 3 of
part E of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
S 14-126. Violations; penalties. 1. (A) Any person who fails to file a
statement required to be filed by this article shall be subject to a
civil penalty, not in excess of one thousand dollars, to be recoverable
in a special proceeding or civil action to be brought by the [state
board of elections or other board of elections] CHIEF ENFORCEMENT COUN-
SEL PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER OR IMPOSED DIRECTLY BY THE STATE BOARD OF
ELECTIONS. Any person who, three or more times within a given election
cycle for such term of office, fails to file a statement or statements
required to be filed by this article, shall be subject to a civil penal-
ty, not in excess of ten thousand dollars, to be recoverable as provided
for in this subdivision.
(B) FINES AUTHORIZED TO BE IMPOSED DIRECTLY BY THE STATE BOARD OF
ELECTIONS SHALL BE AFTER A HEARING AT WHICH THE SUBJECT PERSON OR
AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE SHALL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. SUCH
HEARING SHALL BE HELD IN SUCH MANNER AND UPON SUCH NOTICE AS MAY BE
PRESCRIBED BY THE RULES OF THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF
CONDUCTING SUCH HEARINGS, THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL BE DEEMED
TO BE AN AGENCY WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE THREE OF THE STATE ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT AND SHALL ADOPT RULES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF
ADJUDICATORY PROCEEDINGS AND APPEALS TAKEN PURSUANT TO A PROCEEDING
COMMENCED UNDER ARTICLE SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND
RULES RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT OF THE CIVIL PENALTIES AUTHORIZED IN
THIS SECTION.
(C) ALL PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION SHALL BE RETAINED IN THE APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTS AS DESIGNATED
BY THE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES BY THE BOARD OF
ELECTIONS.
2. Any person who, acting as or on behalf of a candidate or political
committee, under circumstances evincing an intent to violate such law,
unlawfully accepts a contribution in excess of a contribution limitation
established in this article, shall be required to refund such excess
amount and shall be subject to a civil penalty equal to the excess
amount plus a fine of up to ten thousand dollars, to be recoverable in a
special proceeding or civil action to be brought by the state board of
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elections CHIEF ENFORCEMENT COUNSEL OR IMPOSED DIRECTLY BY THE STATE
BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
3. ANY PERSON WHO FALSELY IDENTIFIES OR FAILS TO IDENTIFY ANY INDE-
PENDENT EXPENDITURE AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 14-107 OF
THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY EQUAL TO ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS OR THE COST OF THE COMMUNICATION, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, IN A
SPECIAL PROCEEDING OR CIVIL ACTION BROUGHT BY THE STATE BOARD OF
ELECTIONS CHIEF ENFORCEMENT COUNSEL OR IMPOSED DIRECTLY BY THE STATE
BOARD OF ELECTIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "PERSON"
SHALL MEAN A PERSON, GROUP OF PERSONS, CORPORATION, UNINCORPORATED BUSI-
NESS ENTITY, LABOR ORGANIZATION OR BUSINESS, TRADE OR PROFESSIONAL ASSO-
CIATION OR ORGANIZATION OR POLITICAL COMMITTEE.
4. Any person who knowingly and willfully fails to file a statement
required to be filed by this article within ten days after the date
provided for filing such statement or any person who knowingly and will-
fully violates any other provision of this article shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
[4.] 5. Any person who knowingly and willfully contributes, accepts or
aids or participates in the acceptance of a contribution in an amount
exceeding an applicable maximum specified in this article shall be guil-
ty of a CLASS A misdemeanor.
[5.] 6. Any person who shall, acting on behalf of a candidate or poli-
tical committee, knowingly and willfully solicit, organize or coordinate
the formation of activities of one or more unauthorized committees, make
expenditures in connection with the nomination for election or election
of any candidate, or solicit any person to make any such expenditures,
for the purpose of evading the contribution limitations of this article,
shall be guilty of a class E felony.
S 7. This act shall take effect June 1, 2014.