Senate Bill S8957A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Makes technical corrections regarding the public financing of elections; repealer

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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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2021-S8957 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10462
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§14-200-a, 14-203, 14-205, 14-207, 14-208, 14-209, 14-212 & 14-114, El L; amd §92-t, St Fin L; rpld Part ZZZ §11, Chap 58 of 2020
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S6874, A1425

2021-S8957 - Summary

Makes technical corrections regarding the public financing of elections.

2021-S8957 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8957 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8957
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 2, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law and the state finance law, in  relation
   to  making  technical  corrections  regarding  the public financing of
   elections; and to repeal certain provisions of part ZZZ of chapter  58
   of  the laws of 2020 amending the state finance law relating to estab-
   lishing the New York state campaign finance fund, in relation thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivisions  1,  11,  and  19 of section 14-200-a of the
 election law, as added by section 4 of part ZZZ of  chapter  58  of  the
 laws of 2020, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  "authorized committee" means the single political committee desig-
 nated by a candidate pursuant to [these recommendations] THIS  TITLE  to
 receive  contributions  and  make  expenditures in support of the candi-
 date's campaign for such election.
   11. (a) "matchable contribution" means a contribution  not  less  than
 five  dollars  and  not  more  than  AN  AGGREGATE  OF two hundred fifty
 dollars[, for a candidate for public office to be voted on by the voters
 of the entire state or for nomination to any such office, a contribution
 for any covered elections held in the same election  cycle,  made  by  a
 natural  person  who is a resident in the state of New York to a partic-
 ipating candidate, and for a candidate for election to the state  assem-
 bly or state senate or for nomination to any such office, a contribution
 for  any  covered  elections  held in the same election cycle, made by a
 natural person who is also a resident of such state  assembly  or  state
 senate  district  from  which  such  candidate  is seeking nomination or
 election,] PER UNIQUE CONTRIBUTOR, MADE TO A PARTICIPATING CANDIDATE FOR
 ANY COVERED ELECTION HELD IN THE SAME  ELECTION  CYCLE,  that  has  been
 reported  in  full  to  the  PCFB in accordance with sections 14-102 and
 14-104 of this article by the candidate's  authorized  committee  [and],
 has  been  contributed  on  or before the day of the applicable primary,
 general, runoff, or special election, AND: (I) IS FOR  A  CANDIDATE  FOR
 PUBLIC  OFFICE  TO  BE VOTED ON BY THE VOTERS OF THE ENTIRE STATE OR FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2021-S8957A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10462
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§14-200-a, 14-203, 14-205, 14-207, 14-208, 14-209, 14-212 & 14-114, El L; amd §92-t, St Fin L; rpld Part ZZZ §11, Chap 58 of 2020
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S6874, A1425

2021-S8957A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes technical corrections regarding the public financing of elections.

2021-S8957A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8957A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8957--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 2, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Elections  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the election law and the state finance law, in relation
   to making technical corrections  regarding  the  public  financing  of
   elections;  and to repeal certain provisions of part ZZZ of chapter 58
   of the laws of 2020 amending the state finance law relating to  estab-
   lishing the New York state campaign finance fund, in relation thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 11, and  19  of  section  14-200-a  of  the
 election  law,  as  added  by section 4 of part ZZZ of chapter 58 of the
 laws of 2020, are amended to read as follows:
   1. "authorized committee" means the single political committee  desig-
 nated  by  a candidate pursuant to [these recommendations] THIS TITLE to
 receive contributions and make expenditures in  support  of  the  candi-
 date's campaign for such election.
   11.  (a)  "matchable  contribution" means a contribution not less than
 five dollars and not  more  than  AN  AGGREGATE  OF  two  hundred  fifty
 dollars[, for a candidate for public office to be voted on by the voters
 of the entire state or for nomination to any such office, a contribution
 for  any  covered  elections  held in the same election cycle, made by a
 natural person who is a resident in the state of New York to  a  partic-
 ipating  candidate, and for a candidate for election to the state assem-
 bly or state senate or for nomination to any such office, a contribution
 for any covered elections held in the same election  cycle,  made  by  a
 natural  person  who  is also a resident of such state assembly or state
 senate district from which  such  candidate  is  seeking  nomination  or
 election,] PER UNIQUE CONTRIBUTOR, MADE TO A PARTICIPATING CANDIDATE FOR
 ANY  COVERED  ELECTION  HELD  IN  THE SAME ELECTION CYCLE, that has been
 reported in full to the PCFB in  accordance  with  sections  14-102  and
 14-104  of  this  article by the candidate's authorized committee [and],
 has been contributed on or before the day  of  the  applicable  primary,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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