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NY A01641

Bill

Status

Passed

10/28/2019

Primary Sponsor

Rebecca Seawright

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Origin

Assembly

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Removes the $1,000 threshold requirement, making all political committees required to file statements with any board of elections subject to electronic filing with the state board of elections
  • Applies the electronic filing requirement to both general political committees and committees authorized by candidates
  • Allows the state board of elections to exempt committees from electronic filing upon sworn statement that the committee lacks necessary technology access and filing would constitute substantial hardship
  • Repeals provisions allowing committees to file in paper format with county boards of elections or use local county electronic systems
  • Takes effect December 15, 2019

Legislative Description

Requires campaign finance information of certain candidates or committees to be filed on an electronic reporting system.

Last Action

signed chap.416

10/28/2019

Committee Referrals

Elections3/25/2019
Codes3/12/2019
Election Law1/16/2019

Full Bill Text

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