NYS Senate Elections Committee to Meet on Election and Campaign Finance Reform

The New York State Senate Elections Committee will meet on Monday, May 9, 2016, at 1:00 pm in Room 805 LOB.

The following bills have been placed on the agenda:

S60B - This bill would add Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) to Section 14-116 of the Election law, so that LLCs are made subject to the existing Contribution Limits for corporations. This bill would also increase transparency by requiring disclosure of the identity of individuals with membership interests in LLCs and attribute contributions to members of LLCs.

S338A - The purpose of this Legislation is to explicitly prohibit the use of campaign funds to pay attorney's fees or other costs associated with criminal or civil litigation.

S2352 - Makes the suppression of voters a Civil violation. This act shall be known and may be cited as the:

"Deceptive Practices and Voter Suppression Prevention Act"

Any person, political committee, labor organization, corporation, or other entity, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, who knowingly communicates or knowingly causes to be communicated deceptive information, knowing such information to be false and, in acting in the manner described, prevents or deters another person from exercising the right to vote in any election, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

S3813B - An act to amend the Election law, in relation to early voting; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating to time period. This bill establishes a system to permit eligible voters throughout the State to vote in person during a designated period prior to any Primary, Special, or General election day.











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