New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle V - State Board of Elections › Part 6215 - Preparation, Delivery And Filing Of Designation And Nominating Petitions › Section 6215.9 - Publication of candidate websites

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
a) Candidates for the State offices of
				governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state comptroller, member of
				state senate a nd member of state assembly may have their campaign related
				website(s) address published on the state board of elections website.
b) Such candidates may notify the state board
				of elections of his or her website address on the candidate's petition cover
				sheet or i n a separate written notification signed by the candidate. A written
				notification must state the office sought, district as applicable, candidate
				first name, candidate last name, candidate's party designation(s), and the
				candidate's campaign related website address. Any writing that reasonably sets
				forth the information above so that the writing can be matched with a petition
				or certificate of nomination filed for such office shall be accepted by the
				state board of elections as sufficient.
c) The state board of elections shall display
				on its website a list of candidates' campaign related website addresses
				accompanied with a disclaimer stating, "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." The state board shall display the following information: State
				office sought, district as applicable, candidate first name, candidate last
				name, candidate party designation(s), and candidate designated campaign relate
				d website address.
d) If a
				candidate does not identify a campaign related website address for publication,
				such candidate shall be listed with a label indicating "no website address
				provided for publication." The state board shall not publish any website
				address found to be unrelated to a candidacy for New York State public office.
				This facial determination shall be made unanimously by the co-executive
				directors or their designees, and any determination to not publish a website
				address shall be forthwith mailed or emailed to the candidate or the
				candidate's agent. Any denial to publish a campaign related website address
				pursuant to this paragraph shall be reviewed only in a special proceeding
				brought by the candidate pursuant to Article seventy-eight of the Civil
				Practice Law and Rules.
e) The
				state board shall post such candidate campaign related website information by
				Office. The order of the listing shall be: Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
				Attorney General, State Comptroller, Member of State Senate and Member of State
				Assembly. The Offices of State Senate a nd State Assembly shall be
				subcategorized by District number. Candidates will then be listed pursuant to
				the provisions of Election Law Section
				7-116(1). Candidates
				nominated by independent bodies shall be listed alphabetically by the
				independent body name thereafter. For primaries, candidates shall be listed
				alphabetically under that party's header.
f) As soon as practicable, when it is finally
				determined that a candidate will no longer appear on the ballot, such
				candidate's campaign related website address shall be removed from the public
				list.
g) For primary and general
				elections, candidate websites shall be listed as soon as practicable, but no
				later than one week after the earliest candidate certification date pursuant to
				Election Law Sections
				4-110 or 4-112. C andidate's campaign
				related websites shall be removed after the general election or at such time
				after the primary election when the candidate will no longer appear on any
				ballot. For special elections, candidates will be listed for a timeframe to be
				determined by the Board.
h)
				Candidate writings requesting the posting of campaign related website addresses
				shall be retained by the state board for two years.
i) The state board shall not publish campaign
				related website(s) addresses on its website for individuals who are solely
				seeking to qualify for a party nomination or election as a write-in candidate
				for the state offices outlined in paragraph a of this
				section.