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senate Bill S1567
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Sep 13, 2017 signed chap.307
Jun 06, 2017 returned to senate
ordered to third reading cal.226
substituted for a5740a
May 09, 2017 amended on third reading 1567a
Mar 06, 2017 1st report cal.314
S1567 - Details
Add §4-123, El L
S1567 - Summary
S1567 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:  S1567
publishing certain candidate website information
To allow voters to easily find a candidate's campaign website and
obtain more information about candidates for public office.
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
Section 2 of the bill allows the state board of elections to
promulgate regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this
Section 3 of the bill states that this Act shall take effect on
December 1st after the bill becomes law.
This bill is designed to provide a gateway to candidate information by
identifying for voters where to find a website designated by any
This Act shall take effect the first of December after the bill
S1567 - Bill Text download pdf
AN ACT to amend the election law,  in  relation  to  publishing  certain
candidate website information
Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new  section  4-123
§  4-123.  PUBLICATION  OF CANDIDATE WEBSITES.   1. THE STATE BOARD OF
ELECTIONS SHALL PUBLISH ON ITS  WEBSITE  THE  CAMPAIGN  WEBSITE  ADDRESS
DESIGNATED BY THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE
COMPTROLLER, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE AND MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY
ON  THE  BALLOT AT THE NEXT PRIMARY, SPECIAL OR GENERAL ELECTION, EXCEPT
AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION. SUCH CANDIDATE MAY NOTI-
FY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF HIS OR HER WEBSITE  ADDRESS  ON  SUCH
CANDIDATE'S  PETITION COVER SHEET OR IN A SEPARATE WRITING SIGNED BY THE
CANDIDATE. ANY CANDIDATE WHO DOES NOT PROVIDE A WEBSITE ADDRESS SHALL BE
LISTED AS HAVING NOT PROVIDED A WEBSITE ADDRESS FOR PUBLICATION.
2. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL NOT PUBLISH ANY WEBSITE  ADDRESS
FOUND  TO BE UNRELATED TO A CANDIDACY FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.  SUCH DENIAL TO
PUBLISH A WEBSITE ADDRESS SHALL BE REVIEWED ONLY IN A SPECIAL PROCEEDING
BROUGHT BY THE CANDIDATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE  CIVIL
3.  THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROMINENTLY DISPLAY THE FOLLOW-
ING DISCLAIMER WITH RELATION TO THE LIST OF CANDIDATE WEBSITE ADDRESSES:
"THE WEBSITE ADDRESSES PUBLISHED HERE ARE DESIGNATED BY  THE  CANDIDATE.
THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AND EXPRESSES NO
OPINION AS TO THE CONTENT OF CANDIDATE WEBSITES."
§ 2. The state board of elections shall,  within  six  months  of  the
effective date of this act, promulgate rules or regulations to implement
the  provisions  of this act which shall include the time of publication
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and the format for publication of the  list  of  website  addresses  and
objective  criteria  for  making  a  determination that a website is not
related to a candidacy for public office.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the first of December next succeed-
S1567A (ACTIVE) - Details
S1567A (ACTIVE) - Summary
S1567A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:  S1567A
2016: S.6827-A (Passed Senate)
S1567A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
1567--A
Cal. No. 314
AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election law, in relation to publishing certain
Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 4-123
§ 4-123. PUBLICATION OF CANDIDATE WEBSITES.   1. THE  STATE  BOARD  OF
ELECTIONS  SHALL  PUBLISH  ON  ITS  WEBSITE THE CAMPAIGN WEBSITE ADDRESS
DESIGNATED BY ANY CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,  ATTORNEY
GENERAL, STATE COMPTROLLER, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE AND MEMBER OF THE
STATE  ASSEMBLY  ON  THE  BALLOT AT THE NEXT PRIMARY, SPECIAL OR GENERAL
ELECTION, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF  THIS  SECTION.  SUCH
CANDIDATE  MAY NOTIFY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF HIS OR HER WEBSITE
ADDRESS ON SUCH CANDIDATE'S PETITION COVER SHEET OR IN A SEPARATE  WRIT-
ING  SIGNED  BY  THE  CANDIDATE.  ANY  CANDIDATE  WHO DOES NOT PROVIDE A
WEBSITE ADDRESS SHALL BE LISTED AS HAVING NOT PROVIDED A WEBSITE ADDRESS
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§  2.  The  state  board  of elections shall, within six months of the
the provisions of this act which shall include the time  of  publication
and  the  format  for  publication  of the list of website addresses and
objective criteria for making a determination  that  a  website  is  not