Senate Bill S6543

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting certain unsolicited political telephone calls

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee


  • 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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2015-S6543 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1-108, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4114
2019-2020: S1452

2015-S6543 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting certain unsolicited political telephone calls; creates a political no call list.

2015-S6543 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6543 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6543

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- 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  prohibiting  certain
  unsolicited political telephone calls

  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  1-108
to read as follows:
  S  1-108.  POLITICAL NO CALL LIST. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE
FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A) "STATE BOARD" SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS;
  (B) "NO POLITICAL CALL LIST" OR "NO CALL LIST" SHALL MEAN  A  LIST  OF
PERSONS  IN  THIS STATE WHO DO NOT WISH TO RECEIVE UNSOLICITED POLITICAL
CALLS;
  (C) "POLITICAL CANDIDATE" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL SEEKING ELECTION TO
A PUBLIC OFFICE OF THE STATE OR OF A  COUNTY,  MUNICIPALITY,  OR  SCHOOL
DISTRICT AT AN ELECTION IN THIS STATE;
  (D)  "POLITICAL ORGANIZATION" SHALL MEAN ANY "COMMITTEE" AS DEFINED BY
SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION 1-104 OF THIS CHAPTER;
  (E) "PUBLIC SOLICITATION" SHALL MEAN ANY  REQUEST  OR  APPEAL,  EITHER
ORAL  OR  WRITTEN,  OR  ANY ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN, SEEK OR PLEAD FOR FUNDS,
PROPERTY, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR OTHER THING OF  VALUE,  INCLUDING  THE
PROMISE OR GRANT OF ANY MONEY OR PROPERTY OF ANY KIND OR VALUE; AND
  (F)  "UNSOLICITED  POLITICAL CALL" SHALL MEAN A TELEPHONE CALL MADE BY
OR ON BEHALF OF A POLITICAL CANDIDATE OR  POLITICAL  ORGANIZATION  TO  A
PERSON  IN  THIS STATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF INDUCING A PUBLIC SOLICITATION
OR FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING DONATIONS OF VOLUNTEER TIME  OR  OTHER
CONSIDERATION TO A POLITICAL ORGANIZATION OR POLITICAL CANDIDATE.
  2.  THE  STATE  BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A NO POLITICAL CALL
LIST. THE STATE BOARD SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF  THE
ESTABLISHMENT  OF A NO POLITICAL CALL LIST. ANY PERSON IN THIS STATE WHO
DESIRES TO BE INCLUDED ON THE NO POLITICAL CALL LIST  SHALL  NOTIFY  THE
STATE  BOARD  BY CALLING A TOLL-FREE NUMBER PROVIDED BY THE STATE BOARD,
BY TRANSMITTING A REQUEST VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL, UNITED STATES MAIL, OR IN

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

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