S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  11517

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 21, 2010
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Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. McEneny) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing that campaign
  accounts be transferred to the state treasury upon death of  a  candi-
  date

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

  Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section  14-131
to read as follows:
  S  14-131. REQUIRED DISPOSAL OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS. 1. UPON THE DEATH OF A
CANDIDATE, FORMER CANDIDATE OR HOLDER OF ELECTIVE OFFICE,  WHO  RECEIVED
CAMPAIGN  CONTRIBUTIONS,  ANY MONEYS REMAINING IN THE ACCOUNT OF A POLI-
TICAL COMMITTEE FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF  PROMOTING  OR  ELECTING  SUCH
CANDIDATE  NOT OTHERWISE DUE AND OWED TO ANY PARTY SHALL BE PAID OVER TO
THE COMPTROLLER OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK  FOR  DEPOSIT  IN  THE  GENERAL
TREASURY OF THE STATE.
  2. THE TREASURER OF A POLITICAL COMMITTEE SHALL NOTIFY THE STATE BOARD
OF  ELECTIONS  UPON THE DEATH OF A CANDIDATE, FORMER CANDIDATE OR HOLDER
OF ELECTIVE OFFICE. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE FILED IN THE  OFFICE  IN  WHICH
THE  COMMITTEE  IS  REQUIRED  TO FILE STATEMENTS UNDER SECTION 14-110 OF
THIS ARTICLE, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE DEATH OF SUCH PERSON.
  3. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  A  CANDIDATE,
FORMER  CANDIDATE  OR HOLDER OF ELECTIVE OFFICE MAY, AT ANY TIME, DESIG-
NATE A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE  THE  BALANCE  OF  ANY  MONEYS
REMAINING IN THE ACCOUNT OF A POLITICAL COMMITTEE FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE
OF PROMOTING OR ELECTING SUCH CANDIDATE UPON THE DEATH OF SUCH PERSON BY
FILING  A  NOTICE  TO THAT EFFECT WITH THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. THE
STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL DEVELOP A FORM FOR  SUCH  PURPOSE.  IF  A
CHARITABLE  ORGANIZATION DESIGNATED BY A CANDIDATE UNDER THIS SECTION IS
NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE UPON THE DEATH OF SUCH PERSON THEN SUCH REMAINING
MONEYS SHALL BE PAID INTO THE GENERAL TREASURY OF THE STATE  IN  ACCORD-
ANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided, however,  that  this  act  shall  apply  to

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

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contributions received after such effective date; and provided, further,
that  the  state board of elections shall notify all registered campaign
committees of the applicable provisions of this act within  thirty  days
after this act shall have become a law.