New York A08242 bars candidates from public matching funds if they misused funds in prior election cycles.
New York A08242 amends the election law to bar candidates from receiving public matching funds if they were found to have knowingly and willfully misused public campaign funds or committed fraud, conversion, or unauthorized personal use of such funds in a prior election cycle. This ineligibility continues until the candidate has repaid any misused funds, satisfied all related civil penalties, and complied with any remedial or restitution orders imposed.
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