Bill Text: NY A03645 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to election law [A03645 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A03645-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          3645
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 30, 2019
                                       ___________
        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.
                                                                   LBD03465-01-9
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