Prohibits the deliberate misrepresentation of the character or fitness of a candidate to hold public office, including the use of a candidate's image, name, or likeness in a manner which is misleading.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4818
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 8, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. MONTESANO, J. M. GIGLIO, DiPIETRO -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting the delib-
erate misrepresentation of the character or fitness of a candidate to
hold public office
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3-106 of the election law, as
2 amended by chapter 8 of the laws of 1978 and redesignated by chapter 9
3 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
4 1. In addition to the powers and duties elsewhere enumerated in this
5 article, the state board of elections, after public hearings, shall
6 adopt a "fair campaign code" setting forth ethical standards of conduct
7 for persons, political parties and committees engaged in election
8 campaigns including, but not limited to, specific prohibitions against
9 practices of political espionage and other political practices involving
10 subversion of the political parties and process and specific prohibi-
11 tions against deliberate misrepresentation of the character or fitness
12 of a candidate to hold public office, including the use of a candidate's
13 image, name, or likeness in a manner which is misleading.
14 § 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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