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Senate Bill S4171

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the fair campaign code to require campaign literature and other mass media identify the person, political party or committee authorizing such media

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2017-S4171 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A850
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-106, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A813
2011-2012: A1958
2013-2014: S3814, A1102
2015-2016: S2558, A1029
2019-2020: S2512, A6060
2021-2022: S851, A4133
2023-2024: S114, A4259
2025-2026: S89, A8397

2017-S4171 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the fair campaign code to require campaign literature and other mass media identify the person, political party or committee authorizing such material.

2017-S4171 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4171 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4171
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KRUEGER, LATIMER -- 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  media  identification
   requirements in the fair campaign code
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3-106  of  the  election  law,  as
 amended  by chapter 8 of the laws of 1978 and as redesignated by chapter
 9 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
   1. In addition to the powers and duties elsewhere enumerated  in  this
 article,  the  state  board  of  elections, after public hearings, shall
 adopt a "fair campaign code" setting forth ethical standards of  conduct
 for  persons,  political  parties  and  committees  engaged  in election
 campaigns including, but not limited to, specific  prohibitions  against
 practices of political espionage and other political practices involving
 subversion  of the political parties and process, AND REQUIRING THAT ALL
 CAMPAIGN LITERATURE, MEDIA ADVERTISEMENTS OR BROADCASTS, PUBLIC  SPEECH-
 ES,  PRESS  RELEASES  AND OTHER WRITING SHALL IDENTIFY THE PERSON, POLI-
 TICAL PARTY OR COMMITTEE AUTHORIZING SUCH MATERIAL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law; provided however that effective immediately,
 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
 sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
 authorized to be made on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02786-02-7

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