Bill > A01637

This bill amends the New York election law to limit a candidate for public office to only one authorized committee per election and introduces a new definition for a "multi-candidate committee." Specifically, a multi-candidate committee is defined as a political committee that has been in existence for at least six months, received contributions from more than fifty individuals, made monetary contributions to at least five candidates in New York state, and is not an authorized committee for any specific candidate. The bill prohibits a candidate from authorizing more than one committee for a single election and explicitly states that a multi-candidate committee cannot be an authorized committee for a candidate. When filing political committee authorization statements, both the committee treasurer and the candidate must now provide a sworn verified statement about the committee's authorization status. This legislation aims to provide more transparency and regulate the financial activities of political committees by restricting the number of committees a candidate can authorize and defining the characteristics of multi-candidate committees.

Government Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1637