N.Y. Election Law § 14-206: Use of public matching funds; qualified campaign expenditures

§ 14-206. Use of public matching funds; qualified campaign

expenditures. 1. Public matching funds provided pursuant to this title

may be used only by an authorized committee for expenditures to further

the participating candidate's nomination for election or election,

including paying for debts incurred within one year prior to an election

to further the participating candidate's nomination for election or

election.

2. Such public matching funds may not be used for:

(a) an expenditure in violation of any law;

(b) an expenditure in excess of the fair market value of services,

materials, facilities, or other things of value received in exchange;

(c) an expenditure made after the candidate has been finally

disqualified from the ballot;

(d) an expenditure made after the only remaining opponent of the

candidate has been finally disqualified from the general or special

election ballot;

(e) an expenditure made by cash payment;

(f) a contribution or loan or transfer made to or expenditure to

support another candidate or political committee or party committee or

constituted committee;

(g) an expenditure to support or oppose a candidate for an office

other than that which the participating candidate seeks;

(h) gifts, except brochures, buttons, signs, tee shirts and other

printed campaign material;

(i) legal fees to defend against a criminal charge;

(j) any expenditure made to challenge the validity of any petition of

designation or nomination or any certificate of nomination, acceptance,

authorization, declination, or substitution;

(k) payments made to the candidate or a spouse, domestic partner,

child, grandchild, parent, grandparent, brother or sister of the

candidate or spouse or domestic partner of such child, grandchild,

parent, grandparent, brother or sister, or to a business entity in which

the candidate or any such person has a ten percent or greater ownership

interest;

(l) an expenditure made primarily for the purpose of expressly

advocating a vote for or against a ballot proposal, other than

expenditures made also to further the participating candidate's

nomination for election or election;

(m) payment of any settlement, penalty or fine imposed pursuant to

federal, state or local law;

(n) payments made through advances, except in the case of individual

purchases less than two hundred fifty dollars; or

(o) expenditures to facilitate, support, or otherwise assist in the

execution or performance of the duties of public office.