STATE OF NEW YORK
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10764
IN ASSEMBLY
May 17, 2018
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the use of campaign
funds for childcare expenses
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraphs (ix) and (x) of subdivision 3 of section 14-130
2 of the election law, as added by section 9 of part CC of chapter 56 of
3 the laws of 2015, are amended and a new paragraph (xi) is added to read
4 as follows:
5 (ix) dues, fees, or gratuities at a country club, health club, recre-
6 ational facility or other entities with a similar purpose, unless they
7 are expenses connected with a specific fundraising event or activity
8 associated with a political campaign or the holding of public office or
9 party position that takes place on the organization's premises; [and]
10 (x) travel expenses including automobile purchases or leases, unless
11 used for campaign purposes or in connection with the execution of the
12 duties of public office or party position and usage of such vehicle
13 which is incidental to such purposes or the execution of such duties[.];
14 and
15 (xi) childcare expenses, except expenses that are incurred as a direct
16 result of campaign activity.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
18 have become a law; provided, however, that the state board of elections
19 shall notify all registered campaign committees of the applicable
20 provisions of this act within thirty days after this act shall have
21 become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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