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Senate Bill S293

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Limits the expenditures by candidates for senate and assembly

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2017-S293 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-105, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5601
2015-2016: S6268

2017-S293 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the expenditures by candidates for senate and assembly.

2017-S293 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S293 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    293
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- 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 limiting  the  expendi-
   tures by candidates for senate and assembly

   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  14-105
 to read as follows:
   §  14-105.  LIMIT  EXPENDITURES  BY SENATE AND ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGNS.  1.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW, ANY CANDIDATE FOR SENATE IS
 PROHIBITED FROM SPENDING MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  AND
 ANY  CANDIDATE  FOR  ASSEMBLY  IS PROHIBITED FROM SPENDING MORE THAN ONE
 HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND  DOLLARS  ON  AN  ELECTION  FOR  SUCH  RESPECTIVE
 OFFICE.
   2.  THE  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03037-01-7

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