Relates to requiring the state board of elections to utilize computer programs for certain online filings which are compatible with widely used programs.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE(Prefiled)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- 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 requiring widely
compatible software electronic filing of campaign receipts and expend-
itures
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 9-A of section 3-102 of the
2 election law, as amended by chapter 406 of the laws of 2005, is amended
3 to read as follows:
4 (a) develop an electronic reporting system to process the statements
5 of campaign receipts, contributions, transfers and expenditures required
6 to be filed with any board of elections pursuant to the provisions of
7 sections 14-102 and 14-104 of this chapter which is compatible with
8 widely used computer programs which process and store information simi-
9 lar to that which is required by such sections;
10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
11 it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00299-01-3
