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Assembly Bill A8493

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes it a class A misdemeanor for any candidate for any elected position or any person working on behalf thereof to provide any thing of value within day of election

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2009-A8493 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง17-138, El L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A4674

2009-A8493 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits any person acting on behalf of any campaign for election to any position to give, offer or promise to give anything of value to any person within 24 hours prior to the opening of the polls for the election to such position; a violation of such provisions shall constitute a class A misdemeanor; such provisions shall not apply to campaign literature.

2009-A8493 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8493

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. P. RIVERA, J. RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law,  in  relation  to  the  furnishing  of
  gratuities immediately prior to an election

  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  17-138
to read as follows:
  S  17-138.  FURNISHING  GRATUITIES PRIOR TO AN ELECTION. 1. NO PERSON,
CANDIDATE, POLITICAL PARTY OR COMMITTEE ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY CAMPAIGN
FOR ELECTION TO ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR PARTY POSITION SHALL, WITHIN  TWEN-
TY-FOUR HOURS PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF THE POLLS FOR THE ELECTION TO SUCH
PUBLIC  OFFICE OR PARTY POSITION, GIVE, OFFER TO GIVE OR PROMISE TO GIVE
ANY THING OF VALUE TO ANOTHER PERSON.
  2. THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL  NOT  APPLY
TO  THE DISTRIBUTION OF PAMPHLETS, CIRCULARS, FLYERS, BROCHURES, LETTER-
HEADS OR OTHER PRINTED MATERIAL ON BEHALF OF ANY CANDIDATE.
  3. ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS
SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11744-01-9

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