Sets forth the means of the disposition of campaign funds upon the conviction of a felony of a candidate, former candidate or holder of elective office.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3645
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the disposition of
campaign funds upon the conviction of a felony of a candidate, former
candidate or holder of elective 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 14-132 of the election law, as
2 added by section 2 of part C of chapter 286 of the laws of 2016, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 1. Upon the conviction of a felony or the death of a candidate, former
5 candidate or holder of elective office, where such candidate or candi-
6 date's authorized committee received campaign contributions, all such
7 funds shall be disposed of by any of the following means, or any combi-
8 nation thereof, within two years of the disqualification or death of
9 such person:
10 (a) returning, pro rata, to each contributor the funds that have not
11 been spent or obligated;
12 (b) donating the funds to a charitable organization or organizations
13 that meet the qualifications of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Reven-
14 ue Code;
15 (c) donating the funds to the state university of New York or the city
16 university of New York; or
17 (d) donating the funds to the state's general fund[; or
18 (e) contributing or transferring the funds to a candidate, party,
19 constituted or political committee in accordance with the applicable
20 limits, if any, set forth in this article].
21 § 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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