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Assembly Bill A5690

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the regulation of campaign contributions and expenditures in the context of foreign elections

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2009-A5690 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Desig §§14-100 - 14-130 to be Art 14 Title I, add Title I Head, Art 14 Title II §§14-200 - 14-232, El L

2009-A5690 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the regulation of campaign contributions and expenditures in the context of foreign (outside the 50 states and D.C.) elections; sets limits for contributions and requires the filing of statements, disclosure of contributors; directs the state board of elections to promulgate rules and regulations.

2009-A5690 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5690

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ESPAILLAT, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Election
  Law

AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to campaign receipts and
  expenditures for foreign elections

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

  Section  1.  Sections  14-100  through  14-130  of  article  14 of the
election law are designated title I and a new title heading is added  to
read as follows:
       CAMPAIGN RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES; STATE AND LOCAL ELECTIONS
  S  2.  Article 14 of the election law is amended by adding a new title
II to read as follows:
                                TITLE II
          CAMPAIGN RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES; FOREIGN ELECTIONS
SECTION 14-200. DEFINITIONS.
        14-202. STATEMENTS OF CAMPAIGN RECEIPTS,  CONTRIBUTIONS,  TRANS-
                  FERS, AND EXPENDITURES TO AND BY POLITICAL COMMITTEES.
        14-204. STATEMENTS  OF  CAMPAIGN RECEIPTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, TRANS-
                  FERS, AND EXPENDITURES BY AND TO CANDIDATES.
        14-206. AUDITS.
        14-208. TIME FOR FILING STATEMENTS.
        14-210. PLACE FOR FILING STATEMENTS.
        14-212. SPONSOR AUTHORIZATION STATEMENT.
        14-214. CONTRIBUTION AND RECEIPT LIMITATIONS.
        14-216. POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS.
        14-218. TREASURER AND DEPOSITORY OF POLITICAL COMMITTEE;  FILING
                  OF NAME AND ADDRESS.
        14-220. CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION TO BE UNDER TRUE NAME OF CONTRIBU-
                  TOR.
        14-222. ACCOUNTING TO TREASURER OR CANDIDATE; VOUCHERS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07548-01-9
              

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