| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 05, 2020 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S7674
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
Actions
2019-S7674 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S7674 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7674
SPONSOR: THOMAS
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting private
individuals or entities to pay for the administrative expenses associ-
ated with the conduct of a referendum
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This legislation will preserve the integrity of elections by prohibiting
the use of private funding for the administration of a referendum.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends 1-107 of the election law by prohibiting a private
individual, partnership, corporation, organization, etc. of directly or
indirectly paying for the administration of a state or municipal refer-
endum. Such expenses shall include equipment, materials and personnel
required to conduct the referendum.
2019-S7674 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7674
I N S E N A T E
February 5, 2020
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Introduced by Sen. THOMAS -- 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 private
individuals or entities to pay for the administrative expenses associ-
ated with the conduct of a referendum
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:
§ 1-108. EXPENSES RELATED TO LOCAL MANDATORY AND PERMISSIVE REFEREN-
DUM. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, INDUSTRY, ASSOCIATION,
ORGANIZATION, FIRM, TRUST, ESTATE OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY NOT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE STATE OR A MUNICIPALITY SHALL DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAY OR USE
OR OFFER, CONSENT TO OR AGREE TO PAY OR USE ANY MONEY OR PROPERTY FOR OR
IN AID OF THE PAYMENT OF ANY EXPENSE INCURRED OR EXPECTED TO BE INCURRED
BY THE STATE OR ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR SPECIAL DISTRICT,
WHICH EXPENSE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONDUCT OF A MANDATORY OR PERMIS-
SIVE REFERENDUM CONDUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DECIDING ANY BALLOT QUES-
TION SUBMITTED TO ALL THE VOTERS OF ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR
SPECIAL DISTRICT. SUCH EXPENSES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO
THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS AND PERSONNEL UTILIZED TO
CONDUCT THE REFERENDUM.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04596-01-9
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