Bill Text: NY A07986 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits candidates for election to a public office from accepting contributions from charitable organizations; provides for a civil fine of $500 for each offense.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to election law [A07986 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A07986-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7986
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      May 1, 2009
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       Introduced by M. of A. BENJAMIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Election Law
       AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting candidates
         for election to a public  office  from  accepting  contributions  from
         charitable organizations
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 14-114 of the election law is amended by  adding  a
    2  new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
    3    1-A.  NO CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION TO ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR FOR NOMINATION
    4  FOR ANY SUCH OFFICE, OR FOR ELECTION TO ANY PARTY POSITION, OR A  TREAS-
    5  URER  OF  A  CAMPAIGN  COMMITTEE, SHALL ACCEPT ANY CONTRIBUTION FROM ANY
    6  CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION OR ANY OTHER TAX EXEMPT NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY.
    7    ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE
    8  SUBJECT  TO  A CIVIL FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH
    9  OFFENSE COMMITTED.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10674-03-9