Bill Text: NY A00230 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires certain language on contribution forms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-29 - print number 230a [A00230 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON
         -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
       AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the board of
         elections to cause all contribution forms to contain certain  language
         and  prohibiting  candidates  for  election  to  a  public office from
         accepting contributions from charitable organizations
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  3-102 of the election law is amended by adding a
    2  new subdivision 9-B to read as follows:
    3    9-B. CAUSE ALL CONTRIBUTION FORMS TO CONTAIN THE  FOLLOWING  LANGUAGE:
    4  "CONTRIBUTIONS  FROM  CHARITIES  OR  501  (C) CORPORATIONS ARE EXPRESSLY
    5  FORBIDDEN."
    6    S 2.  Section 14-114 of the election law is amended by  adding  a  new
    7  subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
    8    1-A.  NO CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION TO ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR FOR NOMINATION
    9  FOR ANY SUCH OFFICE, OR FOR ELECTION TO ANY PARTY POSITION, OR A  TREAS-
   10  URER  OF  A  CAMPAIGN  COMMITTEE, SHALL ACCEPT ANY CONTRIBUTION FROM ANY
   11  CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION OR ANY OTHER TAX EXEMPT NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY.
   12    ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE
   13  SUBJECT  TO  A CIVIL FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH
   14  OFFENSE COMMITTED.
   15    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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