Assembly Bill A624

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to maximum contributions for candidates

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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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2009-A624 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4542
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-114, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5876, S53
2013-2014: A59, S212

2009-A624 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to maximum contributions for candidates.

2009-A624 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   624

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN  ACT  to  amend the election law, in relation to contribution limita-
  tions

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

  Section  1.  Paragraphs  a and b of subdivision 1 of section 14-114 of
the election law, as amended by chapter 659 of the  laws  of  1994,  are
amended to read as follows:
  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] TWO thousand dollars nor  more  than  [twelve]  SIX
thousand dollars as increased or decreased by the cost of living adjust-
ment  described in paragraph c of this subdivision, and (ii) in the case
of any election to a public office,  [twenty-five]  NINE  thousand  FIVE
HUNDRED  dollars as increased or decreased by the cost of living adjust-
ment 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 spouse of any such persons, shall not exceed in the case
of  any  nomination to public office an amount equivalent to the product
of the number of enrolled voters in the candidate's party in the  state,
excluding  voters  in  inactive  status, multiplied by $.025, and in the
case of any election for a public office, an amount  equivalent  to  the

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

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