S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4492
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 16, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS, COOK, TAYLOR, STERN, HEVESI, SAYEGH,
STIRPE, SIMON, WALLACE, GLICK, BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law and the election law, in
relation to prohibiting foreign agents from holding public office and
political party positions
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
1-B. NO PERSON SHALL BE CAPABLE OF HOLDING A CIVIL OFFICE WHO SHALL BE
OR WHO HAS EVER BEEN A FOREIGN AGENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, THE TERM "FOREIGN AGENT" MEANS A PERSON WHO ACTS AT THE ORDER,
REQUEST, OR UNDER THE DIRECTION OR CONTROL OF A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT,
ORGANIZATION OR PERSON OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES OR PERSONS WHO ARE
CONTROLLED OR SUBSIDIZED IN MAJOR PART BY A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT, ORGAN-
IZATION OR PERSON OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
§ 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 2-126 to read
as follows:
§ 2-126. PARTY POSITIONS; PROHIBITED PERSONS. NO PERSON WHO IS OR HAS
EVER BEEN A FOREIGN AGENT SHALL HOLD A PARTY POSITION. FOR THE PURPOSES
OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "FOREIGN AGENT" MEANS A PERSON WHO ACTS AT THE
ORDER, REQUEST, OR UNDER THE DIRECTION OR CONTROL OF A FOREIGN GOVERN-
MENT, ORGANIZATION OR PERSON OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES OR PERSONS WHO
ARE CONTROLLED OR SUBSIDIZED IN MAJOR PART BY A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT,
ORGANIZATION OR PERSON OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08262-01-3