New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11706: Prohibits certain election officials from overseeing an election if they are a part of a political action committee or independent expenditure committee for a candidate
Status: In committee, September 2, 2026
Prohibits certain election officials from overseeing an election if they are a part of a political action committee or independent expenditure committee for a candidate; defines "political action committee" and "independent expenditure committee".
What the bill says
An act to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting certain election officials from being in political action committees and independent expenditure committees.
From the introduced text, September 2, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting certain election officials from being in political action committees and independent expenditure committees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3-100 of the election law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 6. NO COMMISSIONER SHALL SERVE AS TREASURER OF, OR HAVE OPERATIONAL CONTROL OR MANAGERIAL INFLUENCE OVER, A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OR INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR A CANDIDATE IN AN ELECTION SUCH COMMISSIONER IS OVERSEEING. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 14-100 OF THIS CHAPTER. (B) "POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 14-100 OF THIS CHAPTER. § 2. Section 3-200 of the election law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 8. NO BOARD MEMBER SHALL SERVE AS TREASURER OF, OR HAVE OPERATIONAL CONTROL OR MANAGERIAL INFLUENCE OVER, A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OR INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR A CANDIDATE IN AN ELECTION SUCH BOARD MEMBER IS OVERSEEING. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) …
Sponsors
- Powers, Keith (D, 74) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
Subjects: Election Law
Common questions
- What is A11706?
- A11706 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Prohibits certain election officials from overseeing an election if they are a part of a political action committee or independent expenditure committee for a candidate.
- What does A11706 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting certain election officials from being in political action committees and independent expenditure committees.
- What is the status of A11706?
- In committee as of September 2, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW (September 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11706?
- Powers, Keith (D, 74).
- Where is the official record for A11706?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11706
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