NY A08493 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - referred to election law
Pending: Assembly Election Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

To prohibit any candidate during an election cycle to offer any gratuities to potential voters within twenty-four hours of the opening of the polls.

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Title

Prohibits any person acting on behalf of any campaign for election to any position to give, offer or promise to give anything of value to any person within 24 hours prior to the opening of the polls for the election to such position; a violation of such provisions shall constitute a class A misdemeanor; such provisions shall not apply to campaign literature.

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-01-06 referred to election law
2009-05-21 referred to election law

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