Assembly Bill A5919

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5919

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2011
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Introduced  by  M. of A. KAVANAGH, STEVENSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Election
  Law

AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to the content of state-
  ments of campaign receipts, contributions, transfers and  expenditures
  to and by political committees

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

  Section 1.  Subdivisions 1 and 3 of section  14-102  of  the  election
law,  as  amended  by  chapter  8  of the laws of 1978, subdivision 1 as
redesignated by chapter 9 of the laws  of  1978  and  subdivision  3  as
renumbered  by  chapter  70  of the laws of 1983, are amended to read as
follows:
  1. The treasurer of every political committee which, or  any  officer,
member  or  agent  of  any  such  committee  who, in connection with any
election, receives or expends any money or other [valuable  thing]  ITEM
OF  VALUE  or  incurs any liability to pay money or its equivalent shall
file statements sworn, or subscribed and  bearing  a  form  notice  that
false  statements  made  therein are punishable as a class A misdemeanor
pursuant to section 210.45 of the penal law, at the times prescribed  by
this  article  setting  forth all the receipts, contributions to and the
expenditures by and liabilities of the committee, and of  its  officers,
members  and  agents  in  its  behalf. Such statements shall include the
dollar amount of any receipt, contribution  or  transfer,  or  the  fair
market  value  of  any receipt, contribution or transfer, which is other
than of money, the name [and], address AND OCCUPATION of the transferor,
contributor or person from whom received,  OTHER  THAN  IN  THE  REGULAR
COURSE OF A LENDER'S BUSINESS, AND FOR A NATURAL PERSON CONTRIBUTING TWO
HUNDRED DOLLARS OR MORE, THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF SUCH PERSON'S EMPLOYER,
AND  THE  BUSINESS  ADDRESS  OF EACH POLITICAL COMMITTEE OR OTHER ENTITY
MAKING SUCH CONTRIBUTION, OR ANY LOAN, GUARANTEE, OR OTHER SECURITY  FOR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00076-01-1
              

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SUCH  A LOAN and if the transferor, contributor or person is a political
committee; the name of and the political unit represented by the commit-
tee, the date of its receipt, the dollar amount  of  every  expenditure,
the  name  and  address of the person to whom it was made or the name of
and the political unit represented by the committee to which it was made
and the date thereof, and  shall  state  clearly  the  purpose  of  such
expenditure.   IF ANY ONE EXPENDITURE IS MADE FOR MORE THAN ONE PURPOSE,
OR AS PAYMENT FOR GOODS OR SERVICES SUPPLIED BY MORE THAN ONE  SUPPLIER,
SUCH  STATEMENT SHALL SET FORTH SEPARATELY EACH SUCH PURPOSE OR SUPPLIER
AND THE AMOUNT EXPENDED FOR EACH SUCH PURPOSE OR TO EACH SUCH  SUPPLIER.
Any  statement  reporting a loan shall have attached to it a copy of the
evidence of indebtedness.  Expenditures in sums under fifty dollars need
not be specifically accounted for by separate items in said  statements,
and  receipts  and  contributions  aggregating not more than ninety-nine
dollars, from any one contributor need not be specifically accounted for
by separate items  in  said  statements,  provided  however,  that  such
expenditures,  receipts  and contributions shall be subject to the other
provisions of section 14-118 of this article.
  3. The state board of  elections  shall  promulgate  regulations  with
respect  to  the accounting methods to be applied IN COMPLYING WITH, AND
in preparing the statements required by, the provisions of this  article
and  shall provide forms suitable for such statements.  SUCH REGULATIONS
SHALL BE DRAWN TO ASSURE SUCH COMPLIANCE AND OBTAIN THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE
DISCLOSURE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law;  provided,  however,  that  contributions  legally
received prior to the effective date of this act  may  be  retained  and
expended  for  lawful  purposes  and  shall  not provide the basis for a
violation of article 14 of the election law, as amended by this act; and
provided, further, that the state board of elections  shall  notify  all
candidates and political committees of the applicable provisions of this
act within thirty days after this act shall have become a law.