Bill Text: NY S05601 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Limits the expenditures by candidates for senate and assembly.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S05601 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S05601-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5601
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 24, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to limiting the expendi-
tures by candidates for senate and assembly
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 14-105
2 to read as follows:
3 S 14-105. LIMIT EXPENDITURES BY SENATE AND ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGNS. 1.
4 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW, ANY CANDIDATE FOR SENATE IS
5 PROHIBITED FROM SPENDING MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND
6 ANY CANDIDATE FOR ASSEMBLY IS PROHIBITED FROM SPENDING MORE THAN ONE
7 HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ON AN ELECTION FOR SUCH RESPECTIVE
8 OFFICE.
9 2. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND REGU-
10 LATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
11 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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