Assembly Bill A4700

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Enacts code of fair campaign practices involving endorsements and representations of names or likenesses

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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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2011-A4700 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Desig Art 14 §§14-100 - 14-130 to be Title I, add Title I head, Title II §14-200, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7257
2013-2014: A2215

2011-A4700 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Regulates fair campaign practices by prohibiting false or misleading misrepresentations of endorsement by use of photographs or other writings communicated through printed advertisements or other material or radio or television broadcasts; provides civil penalties up to $2,000.

2011-A4700 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4700

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 7, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the election law, in relation to prohibiting certain
  campaign practices involving the unauthorized use or representation of
  names or likenesses

  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:
                            GENERAL PROVISIONS
  S  2.  Article 14 of the election law is amended by adding a new title
II to read as follows:
                                 TITLE II
                         FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES
SECTION 14-200. FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES.
  S 14-200. FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES. 1. NO PERSON,  POLITICAL  PARTY  OR
COMMITTEE  DURING  THE COURSE OF ANY CAMPAIGN FOR NOMINATION OR ELECTION
TO PUBLIC OFFICE OR PARTY POSITION SHALL, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ENGAGE
IN OR COMMIT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
  (A) WILLFUL PREPARATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ANY COMMUNICATION KNOWN  TO
BE FRAUDULENT, FORGED OR FALSELY IDENTIFIED.
  (B)  WILLFUL MISREPRESENTATION OF ANY CANDIDATE'S PARTY AFFILIATION OR
PARTY ENDORSEMENT OR ENDORSEMENT BY ANY  CLEARLY  IDENTIFIED  PERSON  OR
ORGANIZATION  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE WILLFUL USE OF DOCTORED
PHOTOGRAPHS OR WRITINGS OR FRAUDULENT OR UNTRUE ENDORSEMENTS.
  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A) THE TERM "CLEARLY IDENTIFIED" SHALL MEAN THAT:
  (1) THE NAME OF THE PURPORTED ENDORSER INVOLVED APPEARS; OR
  (2) A PHOTOGRAPH OR DRAWING OF THE PURPORTED ENDORSER APPEARS; OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08942-01-1

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