STATE OF NEW YORK
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623
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the appointment and
removal of the treasurer of a candidate committee
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 14-104 of the election law, as
2 amended by section 1 of part C of chapter 286 of the laws of 2016, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 1. Any candidate for election to public office, or for nomination for
5 public office at a contested primary election or convention, or for
6 election to a party position at a primary election, shall file state-
7 ments sworn, or subscribed and bearing a form notice that false state-
8 ments made therein are punishable as a class A misdemeanor pursuant to
9 section 210.45 of the penal law, at the times prescribed by this article
10 setting forth the particulars specified by section 14-102 of this arti-
11 cle, as to all moneys or other valuable things, paid, given, expended or
12 promised by him or her to aid his or her own nomination or election, or
13 to promote the success or defeat of a political party, or to aid or
14 influence the nomination or election or the defeat of any other candi-
15 date to be voted for at the election or primary election or at a conven-
16 tion, including contributions to political committees, officers, members
17 or agents thereof, and transfers, receipts and contributions to him or
18 her to be used for any of the purposes above specified, or in lieu ther-
19 eof, any such candidate may file such a sworn statement at the first
20 filing period, on a form prescribed by the state board of elections that
21 such candidate has made no such expenditures and does not intend to make
22 any such expenditures, except through a political committee authorized
23 by such candidate pursuant to this article. Such candidate may designate
24 a committee of no less than three persons who shall be authorized to
25 appoint and remove the treasurer of any authorized committee of the
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 candidate. The designation or revocation of the committee shall be
2 evidenced in a writing filed with the state board of elections by the
3 candidate authorizing the committee. The candidate may revoke such
4 designation at any time. Such candidate may designate a committee of no
5 less than three persons who shall be authorized to appoint and remove
6 the treasurer of any authorized committee of the candidate. The desig-
7 nation of the committee shall be evidenced in a writing filed with the
8 state board of elections by the candidate authorizing the committee. A
9 committee authorized by such a candidate may fulfill all of the filing
10 requirements of this act on behalf of such candidate.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
12 manner as section 1 of part C of chapter 286 of the laws of 2016, takes
13 effect.
