Bill Text: NY A00836 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the election law, in relation to limiting the number and type of party committees which may be established by state committees for the receipt and expenditure of campaign contributions to aid in the election or defeat of candidates for public office

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to election law [A00836 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A00836-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          836
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. DINOWITZ, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
         A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
       AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to limiting the number and
         type of party committees which may be established by state  committees
         for  the  receipt  and expenditure of campaign contributions to aid in
         the election or defeat of candidates for public office
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 14-121
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 14-121. NUMBER AND TYPE OF PARTY COMMITTEES WHICH MAY BE  FORMED  BY
    4  STATE  COMMITTEES  FOR  THE  PURPOSE OF RECEIVING AND EXPENDING CAMPAIGN
    5  CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF OR OPPOSITION TO CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION  TO
    6  PUBLIC  OFFICE  LIMITED.  1.  STATE  COMMITTEES  MAY  ESTABLISH ONLY THE
    7  FOLLOWING TYPES OF PARTY COMMITTEES FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  RECEIVING  AND
    8  EXPENDING  CAMPAIGN  CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF OR OPPOSITION TO CANDI-
    9  DATES FOR ELECTION TO PUBLIC OFFICE:
   10    A. STATE SENATE PARTY COMMITTEE. THIS  TYPE  OF  PARTY  COMMITTEE  MAY
   11  RECEIVE  AND  EXPEND CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF OR OPPOSITION TO CANDI-
   12  DATES FOR ELECTION TO STATE SENATE IN GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS.
   13    B. STATE ASSEMBLY PARTY COMMITTEE. THIS TYPE OF  PARTY  COMMITTEE  MAY
   14  RECEIVE  AND  EXPEND CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF OR OPPOSITION TO CANDI-
   15  DATES FOR ELECTION TO STATE ASSEMBLY IN GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS.
   16    C. FEDERAL ACCOUNT PARTY COMMITTEE. THIS TYPE OF PARTY  COMMITTEE  MAY
   17  RECEIVE  AND  EXPEND CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF OR OPPOSITION TO CANDI-
   18  DATES FOR ELECTION TO FEDERAL OFFICE IN GENERAL  AND  SPECIAL  ELECTIONS
   19  PROVIDED THAT SUCH COMMITTEE IS ALSO IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW.
   20    2. EACH STATE COMMITTEE MAY ESTABLISH NO MORE THAN ONE PARTY COMMITTEE
   21  OF EACH OF THE TYPES OF PARTY COMMITTEES DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
   22  THIS SECTION.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       A. 836                              2
    1    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of December next succeed-
    2  ing  the date on which it shall have become a law, except that effective
    3  immediately state committees shall take any and all actions necessary to
    4  be in compliance with the requirements of this act on its effective date
    5  before such date occurs.