Requires the candidate certification required to be eligible for voluntary public financing to be submitted no later than thirty days after the last day to file designating petitions if another candidate for the same position files a designating petition, or no later than thirty days after the last day to file independent nominating petitions, if a candidate files an independent nominating petition for the same position; provides for the withdrawal by a candidate from the public financing program.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2742
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 22, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the deadline for filing
a certification required to be eligible for voluntary public financing
or withdraw from the program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 14-203 of the
election law, as added by section 4 of part ZZZ of chapter 58 of the
laws of 2020, is amended and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as
follows:
(d) submit a certification in the form of an affidavit, in such form
as may be prescribed by the PCFB, that sets forth [his or her] THE
CANDIDATE'S acceptance of and agreement to comply with the terms and
conditions for the provision of such funds in each covered election and
such certification shall be submitted [at least four months before a
primary election] NO LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE LAST DAY TO FILE
DESIGNATING PETITIONS, IF ANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR THE SAME POSITION FILES
A DESIGNATING PETITION, OR NO LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE LAST DAY
TO FILE INDEPENDENT NOMINATING PETITIONS, IF A CANDIDATE FILES AN INDE-
PENDENT NOMINATING PETITION FOR THE SAME POSITION, and on the last day
in which a certification of nomination is filed in a special election
pursuant to a schedule promulgated by the PCFB;
3. WITHDRAWAL. A CANDIDATE MAY WITHDRAW FROM THE PUBLIC CAMPAIGN
FINANCING PROGRAM AT ANY TIME PROVIDED THAT PRIOR TO THE WITHDRAWAL, ALL
MONEY RECEIVED FROM THE PROGRAM SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE PUBLIC FINANC-
ING BOARD BY EITHER CERTIFIED CHECK OR WIRE TRANSFER.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05483-01-5
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