N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 6215.9 - Publication of candidate websites
a) Candidates for the State offices of
governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state comptroller, member of
state senate a nd member of state assembly may have their campaign related
website(s) address published on the state board of elections website.
b) Such candidates may notify the state board
of elections of his or her website address on the candidate's petition cover
sheet or i n a separate written notification signed by the candidate. A written
notification must state the office sought, district as applicable, candidate
first name, candidate last name, candidate's party designation(s), and the
candidate's campaign related website address. Any writing that reasonably sets
forth the information above so that the writing can be matched with a petition
or certificate of nomination filed for such office shall be accepted by the
state board of elections as sufficient.
c) The state board of elections shall display
on its website a list of candidates' campaign related website addresses
accompanied with a disclaimer stating, "The website addresses published here
are designated by the candidate. The state board of elections is not
responsible for and expresses no opinion as to the content of candidate
websites." The state board shall display the following information: State
office sought, district as applicable, candidate first name, candidate last
name, candidate party designation(s), and candidate designated campaign relate
d website address.
d) If a
candidate does not identify a campaign related website address for publication,
such candidate shall be listed with a label indicating "no website address
provided for publication." The state board shall not publish any website
address found to be unrelated to a candidacy for New York State public office.
This facial determination shall be made unanimously by the co-executive
directors or their designees, and any determination to not publish a website
address shall be forthwith mailed or emailed to the candidate or the
candidate's agent. Any denial to publish a campaign related website address
pursuant to this paragraph shall be reviewed only in a special proceeding
brought by the candidate pursuant to Article seventy-eight of the Civil
Practice Law and Rules.
e) The
state board shall post such candidate campaign related website information by
Office. The order of the listing shall be: Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Attorney General, State Comptroller, Member of State Senate and Member of State
Assembly. The Offices of State Senate a nd State Assembly shall be
subcategorized by District number. Candidates will then be listed pursuant to
the provisions of Election Law Section
7-116(1). Candidates
nominated by independent bodies shall be listed alphabetically by the
independent body name thereafter. For primaries, candidates shall be listed
alphabetically under that party's header.
f) As soon as practicable, when it is finally
determined that a candidate will no longer appear on the ballot, such
candidate's campaign related website address shall be removed from the public
list.
g) For primary and general
elections, candidate websites shall be listed as soon as practicable, but no
later than one week after the earliest candidate certification date pursuant to
Election Law Sections
4-110 or 4-112. C andidate's campaign
related websites shall be removed after the general election or at such time
after the primary election when the candidate will no longer appear on any
ballot. For special elections, candidates will be listed for a timeframe to be
determined by the Board.
h)
Candidate writings requesting the posting of campaign related website addresses
shall be retained by the state board for two years.
i) The state board shall not publish campaign
related website(s) addresses on its website for individuals who are solely
seeking to qualify for a party nomination or election as a write-in candidate
for the state offices outlined in paragraph a of this
section.
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