N.Y. Elec. Law § 14-104

§ 14-104. Statements of campaign receipts, contributions, transfers\nand expenditures by and to candidates. * 1. Any candidate for election\nto public office, or for nomination for public office at a contested\nprimary election or convention, or for election to a party position at a\nprimary election, shall file statements sworn, or subscribed and bearing\na form notice that false statements made therein are punishable as a\nclass A misdemeanor pursuant to section 210.45 of the penal law, at the\ntimes prescribed by this article setting forth the particulars specified\nby section 14-102 of this article, as to all moneys or other valuable\nthings, paid, given, expended or promised by him to aid his own\nnomination or election, or to promote the success or defeat of a\npolitical party, or to aid or influence the nomination or election or\nthe defeat of any other candidate to be voted for at the election or\nprimary election or at a convention, including contributions to\npolitical committees, officers, members or agents thereof, and\ntransfers, receipts and contributions to him to be used for any of the\npurposes above specified, or in lieu thereof, any such candidate may\nfile such a sworn statement at the first filing period, on a form\nprescribed by the state board of elections that such candidate has made\nno such expenditures and does not intend to make any such expenditures,\nexcept through a political committee authorized by such candidate\npursuant to this article. A committee authorized by such a candidate may\nfulfill all of the filing requirements of this act on behalf of such\ncandidate.\n * NB Effective until July 1, 2017\n * 1. Any candidate for election to public office, or for nomination\nfor public office at a contested primary election or convention, or for\nelection to a party position at a primary election, shall file\nstatements sworn, or subscribed and bearing a form notice that false\nstatements made therein are punishable as a class A misdemeanor pursuant\nto section 210.45 of the penal law, at the times prescribed by this\narticle setting forth the particulars specified by section 14-102 of\nthis article, as to all moneys or other valuable things, paid, given,\nexpended or promised by him or her to aid his or her own nomination or\nelection, or to promote the success or defeat of a political party, or\nto aid or influence the nomination or election or the defeat of any\nother candidate to be voted for at the election or primary election or\nat a convention, including contributions to political committees,\nofficers, members or agents thereof, and transfers, receipts and\ncontributions to him or her to be used for any of the purposes above\nspecified, or in lieu thereof, any such candidate may file such a sworn\nstatement at the first filing period, on a form prescribed by the state\nboard of elections that such candidate has made no such expenditures and\ndoes not intend to make any such expenditures, except through a\npolitical committee authorized by such candidate pursuant to this\narticle. Such candidate may designate a committee of no less than three\npersons who shall be authorized to appoint and remove the treasurer of\nany authorized committee of the candidate. The designation or revocation\nof the committee shall be evidenced in a writing filed with the state\nboard of elections by the candidate authorizing the committee. The\ncandidate may revoke such designation at any time. A committee\nauthorized by such a candidate may fulfill all of the filing\nrequirements of this act on behalf of such candidate.\n * NB Effective July 1, 2017\n 2. Statements filed by any political committee authorized by a\ncandidate pursuant to this article which is required to file such\nstatements with any board of elections and which raises or spends or\nexpects to raise or spend more than one thousand dollars in any calendar\nyear shall file all such statements pursuant to the electronic reporting\nsystem prescribed by the state board of elections as set forth in\nsubdivision nine-A of section 3-102 of this chapter. Notwithstanding the\nprovisions of this subdivision, upon the filing of a sworn statement by\nthe treasurer of a political committee authorized by a candidate\npursuant to this article which states that such committee does not have\naccess to the technology necessary to comply with the electronic filing\nrequirements of subdivision nine-A of section 3-102 of this chapter and\nthat filing by such means would constitute a substantial hardship for\nsuch committee, the state board of elections may issue an exemption from\nthe electronic filing requirements of this article.\n 3. Any committee which is required to file statements pursuant to this\narticle with county boards of elections shall file in paper format to\nthe county board of elections or in electronic format if the legislative\nbody of any county provides, by local law, an electronic filing system\nand shall file such statements by electronic reporting process to the\nstate board of elections.\n 4. Political communications required to be filed with the state board\nof elections pursuant to section 14-106 of this article or subdivision\nfive of section 14-107 of this article may be filed electronically with\nthe state board of elections.\n