N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 6200.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 6200.1 - Places for filing statements of campaign receipts and expenditures

The places for filing statements of campaign receipts and expenditures pursuant to sections 14-102 and 14-104 of the Election Law shall be as follows:

(a)

(1) The statements of a candidate for election to the office of presidential elector, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, member of the State Legislature, delegate to a Constitutional Convention, justice of the Supreme Court or for nomination for any such office at a primary election or convention, or for any party position to be voted for at a primary election by the voters of two or more counties or portions of two or more counties not wholly within the City of New York, with the State Board of Elections.

(2) The statements of a candidate for election to any other public office except a village office, or for nomination for any such office at a primary election or convention, or for any party position to be voted for at a primary election solely by the voters within a single county or within the City of New York, with the board of elections of the city or county whose voters are to vote for such office of party position.

(3) The statements of a candidate for election to a village office or for nomination for any such office at a primary election or convention, with the village clerk, except where a village had opted, pursuant to section 15-104 (d) of the Election Law, to have elections occur on the day of the general election and be conducted by the board of elections, then with the county board of elections.

(b) The statements of a treasurer of a political committee, with the State Board of Elections, except as follows:

(1) if the committee aided or took part solely in the election or defeat of a candidate for an office or party position set forth in paragraph (a)(2) of this section with the appropriate board of elections;

(2) if the committee aided or took part solely in the election or defeat of a candidate for an office or party position set forth in paragraph (a)(3) of this section, with the village clerk;

(3) if the committee promoted the success or defeat of a proposition submitted to vote at a public election held within a single county, or the City of New York, with the appropriate board of elections; or

(4) the treasurer of the county committee of a political party and the treasurer of a duly constituted subcommittee of a county committee shall file with the board of elections of such county, except that if the committee aids or takes part in the election or defeat of a candidate for an office or party position set forth in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, a copy of the statements required to be filed pursuant to section 6300.2(a) of this Title which include expenditures made for such candidate shall also be filed with the State Board of Elections.

(c)

(1) The statements of a political committee, other than a county committee, which supports or opposes candidates for those offices enumerated in paragraph (a)(1) of this section and, in addition, supports or opposes candidates enumerated in paragraph (a)(2) or (3) of this section shall be filed with the State Board of Elections. Copies of the pre- and post-election statements thereof shall be filed with the appropriate local filing offices, except that in those years in which such committee only supports or opposes candidates for offices set forth in either paragraph (a)(2) or (3) of this section; such committee need only file pre- and post- election statements with the appropriate local filing offices.

(2) The periodic statement required to be filed with the State Board of Elections by such committee on the 15th day of January following a year in which such committee only supported candidates for county, city, town or village offices shall have attached to it a copy of the summary section of the 27-day post-election statement filed by such committee with the local filing offices in such preceding year.

(d)

(1) Pursuant to the provisions of this section, any candidate and/or political committee which is required to file statements with a county board of elections or with the Board of Elections of the City of New York, which raises or spends or expects to raise or spend more than $1,000 during any calendar year, in additional to filing such statements with said boards of elections in the filing format required thereby, shall also file such statements electronically with the State Board of Elections pursuant to its electronic report system, established pursuant to Election Law, section 3-102(9-A), or on paper if an exemption from the electronic filing requirements has been granted by the State Board pursuant to Election Law, section 14-102(4) or 14-104(2).

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subdivision, any statements filed electronically, or on paper if exempted, with the State Board of Elections by a candidate and/or political committee which is required to file such statements electronically with the State Board pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subdivision, shall satisfy the filing requirements of this section with regards to filing with the applicable county or city board of elections. The county and city boards of elections shall make statements filed with the State Board, which would have otherwise have been filed specifically with their individual board pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subdivision, available for public inspection and copying via electronic connection to the State Board's website, which will contain such statements, or by such other mode of electronic communication that is available and approved by the State Board for such purposes.

(3) Any candidate and/or political committee which is required to file statements with a county board of elections or with the Board of Elections of the City of New York pursuant to the provisions of this section, which is not required to file such statements with the State Board of Elections pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subdivision, may not elect to file such statements with the State Board of Elections pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subdivision in substitution for, or in satisfaction of, the requirement to file with the applicable county or city board of elections.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 6200.1