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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4169--B
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. GRIFFIN, GLICK, THIELE, SIMON, ENGLEBRIGHT, McMA-
HON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee
with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee
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. Section 14-132 of the election law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
3 1-a. Upon the felony conviction of a candidate, former candidate or
4 holder of elective office, where such candidate, candidate's authorized
5 committee, or holder of elective office received campaign contributions,
6 any expenditures of such funds shall be prohibited other than an other-
7 wise legal use of such funds for legal services. Such prohibition shall
8 be lifted upon reversal of the conviction and dismissal of the accusato-
9 ry instrument. If the conviction becomes final, all such funds shall be
10 disposed of by any of the means listed under subdivision one of this
11 section or any combination thereof within two years of the conviction
12 becoming final.
13 § 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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