Senate Bill S1624

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting boards of elections from entering into certain contracts with entities that have made any political campaign donations of any amount in the last ten years

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee


  • 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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2023-S1624 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1558
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-100, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S3798, A9900

2023-S1624 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting boards of elections from entering into contracts for certain services related to the conduct of elections with entities that have made any political campaign donations of any amount in the last ten years.

2023-S1624 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1624 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1624
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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  boards  of
   elections from entering into certain contracts with entities that have
   made  any  political  campaign donations of any amount in the last ten
   years

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  3-100 of the election law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A. EXCEPT WHERE EXPRESSLY PERMITTED  BY  LAW,  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS  SHALL  NOT  ENTER  INTO  ANY  CONTRACT  OR AGREEMENT WITH ANY
 PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY, THAT HAS MADE ANY  POLITICAL
 CAMPAIGN DONATIONS OF ANY AMOUNT IN THE LAST TEN YEARS, FOR THE PREPARA-
 TION,  DESIGN, PRINTING, MAILING, DISTRIBUTION, DELIVERY, PROCESSING, OR
 COUNTING OF  BALLOTS,  AFFIDAVITS,  PETITIONS,  APPLICATIONS,  OR  OTHER
 PAPERS  AND  MATERIALS  INVOLVED  IN  THE  CONDUCT  OF ELECTIONS AND THE
 CANVASS OF RESULTS UNDER THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03628-01-3



              

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