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Senate Bill S891

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Disqualifies candidates who fail to comply with financial disclosure filing requirements of the public officers law

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2009-S891 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง6-123, El L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S1907

2009-S891 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a person shall be disqualified from an election for which the filing of an annual statement of financial disclosure is required if such person fails to make a timely filing of such financial disclosure statement; provides a method for the filling of vacancies which occur as a result of such disqualifications.

2009-S891 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S891 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   891

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- 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  disqualification  of
  candidates who fail to file personal financial disclosure statements

  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  6-123
to read as follows:
  S  6-123.  DESIGNATION  OR NOMINATION; DISQUALIFICATION FOR FAILURE TO
FILE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. A PERSON SHALL  BE  DISQUALIFIED
FROM  AN  ELECTION FOR WHICH THE FILING OF AN ANNUAL STATEMENT OF FINAN-
CIAL DISCLOSURE IS REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SECTION
SEVENTY-THREE-A OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, IF SUCH PERSON FAILS TO MAKE
A  TIMELY  FILING  OF  SUCH  STATEMENT, AS REQUIRED BY SUCH SUBDIVISION.
VACANCIES CAUSED BY DISQUALIFICATION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION  SHALL  BE
FILLED  IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 6-148, 6-150 AND 6-152 OF THIS ARTI-
CLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law  and  shall apply to violations of subdivision 2 of
section 73-a of the public officers law existing on or  occurring  after
the effective date of this act.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06430-01-9

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