Bill Text: NY S05980 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Requires the disclosure of the identity of certain entities making expenditures for political communications and provides penalties for failure to do so.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-04 - PRINT NUMBER 5980D [S05980 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S05980-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Requires the disclosure of the identity of certain entities making expenditures for political communications and provides penalties for failure to do so.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-04 - PRINT NUMBER 5980D [S05980 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S05980-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5980 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E November 6, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the disclo- sure of the identity of certain entities making expenditures for poli- tical communications and providing penalties for failure to do so THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 14-100 of the election law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 12 to read as follows: 3 12. "POLITICAL COMMUNICATION" MEANS ANY PRINT, RADIO, TELEVISED OR 4 INTERNET ADVERTISING, BROCHURE, FLYER, POSTER, MAILING OR OTHER COMMUNI- 5 CATION THAT ADVOCATES FOR OR AGAINST A CANDIDATE, ELECTION, BALLOT MEAS- 6 URE OR ISSUE. 7 S 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 14-132 to 8 read as follows: 9 S 14-132. POLITICAL COMMUNICATION DISCLOSURE. 1. ANY CANDIDATE OR 10 POLITICAL COMMITTEE THAT MAKES AN EXPENDITURE FOR A POLITICAL COMMUNI- 11 CATION, WHICH ADVOCATES FOR OR AGAINST A CANDIDATE, BALLOT MEASURE, 12 ELECTION OUTCOME, OR ISSUE, SHALL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE IDENTITY OF 13 THE CANDIDATE OR POLITICAL COMMITTEE DISCLOSED ON SUCH POLITICAL COMMU- 14 NICATION. THE DISCLOSURE ON PRINTED POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING 15 BUT NOT LIMITED TO BROCHURES, FLYERS, POSTERS, MAILINGS, INTERNET ADVER- 16 TISEMENTS, SHALL BE PRINTED OR TYPED IN AN APPROPRIATE AND LEGIBLE FORM 17 TO READ AS FOLLOWS: "PAID FOR BY: [REGISTERED NAME OF CANDIDATE OR POLI- 18 TICAL COMMITTEE THAT MADE EXPENDITURE]". 19 2. THE DISCLOSURE ON NON-PRINTED POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS SHALL CLEAR- 20 LY AND PROMINENTLY DISPLAY AND SPEAK THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "PAID FOR 21 BY: [REGISTERED NAME OF CANDIDATE OR POLITICAL COMMITTEE THAT MADE 22 EXPENDITURE]". IN THE CASE OF A POLITICAL COMMUNICATION THAT IS NOT 23 VISUAL, SUCH AS RADIO OR AUTOMATED TELEPHONE CALLS, CLEARLY SPEAKING THE 24 STATEMENT WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECTION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11774-02-3 S. 5980 2 1 3. NOVELTY ITEMS, THAT SUPPORT A PARTICULAR CANDIDATE, ELECTION, 2 BALLOT MEASURE OR ISSUE AND LIMITS THE CONTENT OF COMMUNICATION TO THE 3 NAME, OFFICE AND BRIEF MESSAGE OF SUPPORT, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE 4 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. NOVELTY ITEMS SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE 5 LIMITED TO, PENS, BUMPER STICKERS, YARD SIGNS, BUTTONS AND SIGNS. 6 4. A. ANY PERSON WHO FAILS TO MAKE A DISCLOSURE AS REQUIRED BY THE 7 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY, NOT IN 8 EXCESS OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION, TO BE RECOVERABLE IN 9 A SPECIAL PROCEEDING OR CIVIL ACTION TO BE BROUGHT BY THE STATE BOARD OF 10 ELECTIONS OR OTHER BOARD OF ELECTIONS. 11 B. ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION THREE TIMES 12 UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF THE THIRD VIOLATION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDE- 13 MEANOR. 14 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.