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[; or18(e) contributing or transferring the funds to a candidate, party,19constituted or political committee in accordance with the applicable20limits, 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