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Feb 19, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S2373
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S2373 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง14-107, El L
2009-S2373 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2373 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to political advertisements and literature and identification of the source of certain political communications PURPOSE : Relates to political advertisements and literature and identification of the source of certain political communications. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Requires political advertisements and literature to identify who pays for the communications; makes it illegal to pay for communications which intentionally misrepresent facts or make misstatements regarding a candidate or public officer. EXISTING LAW : Adds a new section, 14-107, to the Election law. JUSTIFICATION :
2009-S2373 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2373 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 19, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PADAVAN -- 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 political advertise- ments and literature and identification of the source of certain poli- tical communications 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 14-107 to read as follows: S 14-107. POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS AND LITERATURE AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE SOURCE OF CERTAIN POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS. 1. WHENEVER ANY PERSON OR ENTITY MAKES AN EXPENDITURE FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING, OR OTHERWISE PUBLISHES OR DISTRIBUTES, COMMUNICATIONS NAMING A CLEARLY IDENTIFIED CANDIDATE OR PUBLIC OFFICER, SUCH COMMUNICATION: (A) IF PAID FOR AND AUTHORIZED BY A CANDIDATE, AN AUTHORIZED POLITICAL COMMITTEE OF A CANDIDATE, OR ITS AGENT, SHALL CLEARLY STATE THAT THE COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN PAID FOR BY SUCH CANDIDATE, AUTHORIZED POLITICAL COMMITTEE, OR AGENT; OR (B) IF PAID FOR BY ANOTHER PERSON BUT AUTHORIZED BY A CANDIDATE, AN AUTHORIZED POLITICAL COMMITTEE OF A CANDIDATE, OR ITS AGENT, SHALL CLEARLY STATE THAT THE COMMUNICATION IS PAID FOR BY SUCH OTHER PERSON AND AUTHORIZED BY SUCH CANDIDATE, AUTHORIZED POLITICAL COMMITTEE, OR AGENT; OR (C) IF NOT AUTHORIZED BY A CANDIDATE, AN AUTHORIZED POLITICAL COMMIT- TEE OF A CANDIDATE, OR ITS AGENTS, SHALL CLEARLY STATE THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO PAID FOR, OR OTHERWISE PUBLISHED OR DISTRIBUTED, THE COMMUNI- CATION AND STATE THAT THE COMMUNICATION IS NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDI- DATE OR CANDIDATE'S COMMITTEE. 2. IF A COMMUNICATION IS MADE BY AUTOMATED TELEPHONE THE PERSON OR ENTITY PAYING FOR SUCH AUTOMATED TELEPHONE CALL SHALL BE CLEARLY IDENTI- FIED AT THE BEGINNING OF SUCH COMMUNICATION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09512-01-9
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