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A07986 Summary:

BILL NO	A07986
SAME AS	No same as
SPONSOR	Benjamin
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd S14-114, El L
Prohibits candidates for election to a public office from accepting contributions from charitable organizations; provides for a civil fine of $500 for each offense.

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A07986 Actions:

BILL NO	A07986
05/01/2009	referred to election law
01/06/2010	referred to election law

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A07986 Floor Votes:

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A07986 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7986
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       May 1, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. BENJAMIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Election Law
 
        AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to 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 14-114 of the election law is amended by  adding  a
     2  new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
     3    1-a.  No candidate for election to any public office or for nomination
     4  for any such office, or for election to any party position, or a  treas-
     5  urer  of  a  campaign  committee, shall accept any contribution from any
     6  charitable organization or any other tax exempt not-for-profit entity.
     7    Any person who violates any provision of  this  subdivision  shall  be
     8  subject  to  a civil fine in the amount of five hundred dollars for each
     9  offense committed.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10674-03-9

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