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Assembly Bill A1850A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Alters provision respecting filing of campaign financial disclosure statements

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2013-A1850 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-108, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A504
2011-2012: A5875
2015-2016: A5606
2017-2018: A4294

2013-A1850 - Summary

Broadens requirements with respect to campaign disclosure statements to require expenditures of $5,000 or more incurred in the final 10 days of an election to be reported within 24 hours to the Board of Elections and requires such statements to be filed in person or sent by express mail; also requires that all filings made during the final 15 day period prior to an election should be filed in person or sent by express mail.

2013-A1850 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1850

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KAVANAGH, STEVENSON, CAMARA, CASTRO -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the manner of filing of
  campaign financial disclosure statements

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of section 14-108 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 109 of the laws  of  1997,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2.  Each  statement  shall  cover  the  period up to and including the
fourth day next preceding the day  specified  for  the  filing  thereof;
provided,  however, that any contribution or loan in excess of one thou-
sand dollars OR ANY  LIABILITY  INCURRED  IN  EXCESS  OF  FIVE  THOUSAND
DOLLARS,  if  received  OR  INCURRED after the close of the period to be
covered in the last statement  filed  before  any  primary,  general  or
special  election  but  before  such election, shall be reported, in the
same manner as  other  contributions,  within  twenty-four  hours  after
receipt.
  S  2.  Subdivision 6 of section 14-108 of the election law, as amended
by chapter 323 of the laws of 1977 and as redesignated by chapter  9  of
the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
   6.    A statement shall be deemed properly filed when deposited in an
established post-office within the prescribed time, duly stamped, certi-
fied and directed to the officer with whom or to the  board  with  which
the  statement  is  required  to  be  filed,  but in the event it is not
received, a duplicate of such statement shall  be  promptly  filed  upon
notice  by such officer or such board of its non-receipt. ALL STATEMENTS
REQUIRED TO BE FILED IN THE FIFTEEN DAYS BEFORE ANY  ELECTION  SHALL  BE
FILED IN PERSON OR SENT BY EXPRESS MAIL.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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2013-A1850A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-108, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A504
2011-2012: A5875
2015-2016: A5606
2017-2018: A4294

2013-A1850A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Broadens requirements with respect to campaign disclosure statements to require expenditures of $5,000 or more incurred in the final 10 days of an election to be reported within 24 hours to the Board of Elections and requires such statements to be filed in person or sent by express mail; also requires that all filings made during the final 15 day period prior to an election should be filed in person or sent by express mail.

2013-A1850A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 1850--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, CAMARA -- read once and referred to the
  Committee  on Election Law -- recommitted to the Committee on Election
  Law  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --   committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the manner of filing of
  campaign financial disclosure statements

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 14-108 of  the  election  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  109  of  the  laws  of 1997, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. Each statement shall cover the  period  up  to  and  including  the
fourth  day  next  preceding  the  day specified for the filing thereof;
provided, however, that any contribution or loan in excess of one  thou-
sand  dollars  OR  ANY  LIABILITY  INCURRED  IN  EXCESS OF FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS, if received OR INCURRED after the close of  the  period  to  be
covered  in  the  last  statement  filed  before any primary, general or
special election but before such election, shall  be  reported,  in  the
same  manner  as  other contributions OR LIABILITIES, within twenty-four
hours after receipt OR INCURRENCE.
  S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 14-108 of the election law,  as  amended
by  chapter  323 of the laws of 1977 and as redesignated by chapter 9 of
the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
   6.  A statement shall be deemed properly filed when deposited  in  an
established post-office within the prescribed time, duly stamped, certi-
fied  and  directed  to the officer with whom or to the board with which
the statement is required to be filed,  but  in  the  event  it  is  not
received,  a  duplicate  of  such statement shall be promptly filed upon
notice by such officer or such board of its non-receipt. ALL  STATEMENTS
REQUIRED  TO  BE  FILED IN THE FIFTEEN DAYS BEFORE ANY ELECTION SHALL BE
FILED IN PERSON OR SENT BY EXPRESS MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MAIL.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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