Assembly Bill A6475

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the board of elections to maintain a database of all campaign finance disclosure report filers and to provide a means to search such database for active filers

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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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2017-A6475 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-123, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9378
2019-2020: A4389

2017-A6475 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the board of elections to maintain a database of all campaign finance disclosure report filers and to provide a means to search such database for active filers.

2017-A6475 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6475
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the board  of
   elections  to  maintain  a database of all campaign finance disclosure
   report filers and to provide a  means  to  search  such  database  for
   active filers

   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  14-123
 to read as follows:
   §  14-123.  DATABASE OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURE REPORT FILERS. THE
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL MAINTAIN A DATABASE  OF  ALL  CAMPAIGN  FINANCE
 DISCLOSURE  REPORT  FILERS  ON ITS WEBSITE. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL
 ESTABLISH A MEANS TO LIMIT A SEARCH OF SUCH DATABASE TO  DISPLAY  ACTIVE
 FILERS ONLY.
   §  2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the addition  and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized and directed  to  be  made
 and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10382-01-7

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