S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 472 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BRESLIN, ADAMS, DUANE, KRUEGER, SAMPSON, SCHNEIDER- MAN, STAVISKY -- 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 the manner of filing of campaign financial disclosure statements THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 14-108 of the election law, as 2 amended by chapter 109 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 2. Each statement shall cover the period up to and including the 5 fourth day next preceding the day specified for the filing thereof; 6 provided, however, that any contribution or loan in excess of one thou- 7 sand dollars OR ANY LIABILITY INCURRED IN EXCESS OF FIVE THOUSAND 8 DOLLARS, if received OR INCURRED after the close of the period to be 9 covered in the last statement filed before any primary, general or 10 special election but before such election, shall be reported, in the 11 same manner as other contributions, within twenty-four hours after 12 receipt. 13 S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 14-108 of the election law, as amended 14 by chapter 323 of the laws of 1977 and as redesignated by chapter 9 of 15 the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: 16 6. A statement shall be deemed properly filed when deposited in an 17 established post-office within the prescribed time, duly stamped, certi- 18 fied and directed to the officer with whom or to the board with which 19 the statement is required to be filed, but in the event it is not 20 received, a duplicate of such statement shall be promptly filed upon 21 notice by such officer or such board of its non-receipt. ALL STATEMENTS 22 REQUIRED TO BE FILED IN THE FIFTEEN DAYS BEFORE ANY ELECTION SHALL BE 23 FILED IN PERSON OR SENT BY EXPRESS MAIL. 24 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01197-01-9