N.Y. ELN Law § 14-201

§ 14-201. Political committee registration. 1. Political committees,\nas defined pursuant to subdivision one of section 14-100 of this\narticle, shall register with the state board of elections before making\nany contribution or expenditure. The state board of elections shall\npublish a cumulative list of political committees that have registered,\nincluding on its webpage, and regularly update it.\n 2. Only one authorized committee per candidate per elective office\nsought. Before receiving any contribution or making any expenditure for\na covered election, each candidate shall notify the PCFB as to the\nexistence of their authorized committee that has been approved by such\ncandidate. Candidates may designate an existing authorized political\ncommittee that is associated with and approved by such candidate for the\nelective office sought, including an authorized political committee from\na previous election cycle, and shall not be required to establish a new\nauthorized committee for each election cycle. Each candidate shall have\none and only one authorized committee per elective office sought. Each\nauthorized committee shall have a treasurer.\n 3. (a) In addition to each authorized and political committee\nreporting to the PCFB every contribution and loan received and every\nexpenditure made in the time and manner prescribed by sections 14-102,\n14-104, and 14-108 of this article, each authorized and political\ncommittee for participating candidates shall also submit disclosure\nreports on March fifteenth of each election year reporting to the PCFB\nevery contribution and loan received and every expenditure made. For\ncontributors who make aggregate contributions of one hundred dollars or\nmore, each authorized and political committee shall report to the PCFB\nthe occupation and business address of each contributor and lender. The\nPCFB shall revise, prepare, and post forms on its webpage that\nfacilitate compliance with the requirements of this section.\n (b) The PCFB shall review each disclosure report filed and shall\ninform authorized and political committees of relevant questions it has\nconcerning: (i) compliance with requirements of this title and of the\nrules issued by the PCFB, and (ii) qualification for receiving public\nmatching funds pursuant to this title. In the course of this review, it\nshall give authorized and political committees an opportunity to respond\nto and correct potential violations and give candidates an opportunity\nto address questions it has concerning their matchable contribution\nclaims or other issues concerning eligibility for receiving public\nmatching funds pursuant to this title.\n (c) Contributions that are not itemized in reports filed with the PCFB\nshall not be matchable.\n (d) Participating candidates may file reports of contributions as\nfrequently as once a week on Monday so that their matching funds may be\npaid at the earliest allowable date.\n