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Assembly Bill A3645

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the disposition of campaign funds upon the conviction of a felony of a candidate, former candidate or holder of elective office

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2019-A3645 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S93
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-132, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S9184
2021-2022: A4169, S91

2019-A3645 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Sets forth the means of the disposition of campaign funds upon the conviction of a felony of a candidate, former candidate or holder of elective office.

2019-A3645 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3645
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in  relation  to  the  disposition  of
   campaign  funds upon the conviction of a felony of a candidate, former
   candidate or holder of elective office

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 14-132 of the election law, as
 added by section 2 of part C of chapter 286 of  the  laws  of  2016,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   1. Upon THE CONVICTION OF A FELONY OR the death of a candidate, former
 candidate  or  holder of elective office, where such candidate or candi-
 date's authorized committee received campaign  contributions,  all  such
 funds  shall be disposed of by any of the following means, or any combi-
 nation thereof, within two years of the  DISQUALIFICATION  OR  death  of
 such person:
   (a)  returning,  pro rata, to each contributor the funds that have not
 been spent or obligated;
   (b) donating the funds to a charitable organization  or  organizations
 that meet the qualifications of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Reven-
 ue Code;
   (c) donating the funds to the state university of New York or the city
 university of New York; OR
   (d) donating the funds to the state's general fund[; or
   (e)  contributing  or  transferring  the  funds to a candidate, party,
 constituted or political committee in  accordance  with  the  applicable
 limits, if any, set forth in this article].
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03465-01-9

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