Senate Bill S1778

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the state board of elections and local boards of elections from accepting donations of private funds for election administration

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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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2025-S1778 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7835
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§3-114 & 3-228, El L

2025-S1778 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the state board of elections and local boards of elections from accepting donations of private funds for election administration.

2025-S1778 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1778 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1778
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. WALCZYK -- 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  the  state
   board  of  elections  and  local  boards  of  elections from accepting
   donations of private funds for election administration

   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 3-114
 to read as follows:
   § 3-114. RECEIPT OF PRIVATE FUNDING PROHIBITED.  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS  IS  HEREBY  PROHIBITED FROM ACCEPTING ANY DONATION OF PRIVATE
 FUNDS FOR USE FOR ELECTION ADMINISTRATION.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  THE  TERM  "PRIVATE FUNDS" SHALL MEAN ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM
 ANY INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATION OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY, NONPROFIT OR  NOT-
 FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, OR OTHER NON-PUBLIC ENTITY.
   § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-228 to read
 as follows:
   §  3-228.  RECEIPT  OF  PRIVATE  FUNDING  PROHIBITED.  ALL  BOARDS  OF
 ELECTIONS IN  THIS  STATE  ARE  HEREBY  PROHIBITED  FROM  ACCEPTING  ANY
 DONATION  OF  PRIVATE FUNDS FOR USE FOR ELECTION ADMINISTRATION. FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "PRIVATE FUNDS" SHALL MEAN ANY AMOUNT
 OF MONEY FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL,  CORPORATION  OR  OTHER  BUSINESS  ENTITY,
 NONPROFIT OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, OR OTHER NON-PUBLIC ENTITY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05174-01-5

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