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S6827Senate2015-2016 Session

Requires the state board of elections and local boards of elections to publish the campaign website addresses of certain candidates for public office

Sponsor Tony AvellaSD-11Affects Public Safety & Consumer Affairs
Status
In Assembly Committee
Election Law
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Primary sponsor
Tony Avella

Senator · Senate District 11

Chair, Ethics

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History

  1. Referred to election law
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 61–0
  4. Ordered to third reading cal.1734
  5. Committee discharged and committed to rules
  6. Print number 6827a
  7. Amend (t) and recommit to elections
  8. Referred to elections

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Title of bill

An act to amend the election law, in relation to publishing certain candidate website information

Purpose or general idea of the bill

To allow voters to easily find a candidate's campaign website and obtain more information about candidates for public office.

Summary of provisions

Section 1 of the bill adds a new section 4-123 to the election law related to publication of candidate websites. Candidates for the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, state comptroller, attorney general, state senate and assembly would notify the Board of Elections about their campaign website by listing the campaign website address on the candidate's petition cover sheet or in a separate signed writing from the candidate. The state board of elections would then list the campaign websites and publish them on the website for the board of elections. Any candidate who does not have a campaign website or chooses not to provide a campaign website would be listed on the board of elections website as having not provided a campaign website for publication.

Section 2 of the bill allows the state board of elections to promulgate regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Act.

Section 3 of the bill states that this Act shall take effect on December 1st after the bill becomes law.

Justification

This bill is designed to provide a gateway to candidate information by identifying for voters where to find a website designated by any candidate.

Legislative history

New bill.

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

This Act shall take effect the first of December after the bill becomes law.

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