Bill Text: NY S06268 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Limits the expenditures by candidates for senate and assembly.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S06268 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S06268-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6268
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 6, 2016
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- 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 limiting  the  expendi-
         tures by candidates for senate and assembly
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section  14-105
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  14-105.  LIMIT  EXPENDITURES  BY SENATE AND ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGNS.  1.
    4  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW, ANY CANDIDATE FOR SENATE IS
    5  PROHIBITED FROM SPENDING MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  AND
    6  ANY  CANDIDATE  FOR  ASSEMBLY  IS PROHIBITED FROM SPENDING MORE THAN ONE
    7  HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND  DOLLARS  ON  AN  ELECTION  FOR  SUCH  RESPECTIVE
    8  OFFICE.
    9    2.  THE  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND REGU-
   10  LATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   11    S 2. 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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