N.Y. Election Law § 14-107-a: Prohibited spending by independent expenditure committees and political action committees

§ 14-107-a. Prohibited spending by independent expenditure committees

and political action committees. 1. An independent expenditure committee

shall not contribute to any candidate, constituted committee, political

committee, or party committee.

2. (a) A political action committee shall not make any independent

expenditures and may only make contributions to any independent

expenditure committee if such committee does not have common operational

control. For purposes of this paragraph, "common operational control"

means that (i) the same individual or individuals exercise actual and

strategic control over the day-to-day affairs of both the political

action committee and the independent expenditure committee, or (ii)

employees of the political action committee and the independent

expenditure committee engage in communications related to the strategic

operations of either committee.

(b) No candidate, candidate's authorized committee, party committee,

or constituted committee shall contribute to an independent expenditure

committee that is making expenditures benefitting the candidate or the

candidate supported by such party or constituted committee.