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§  1-a.  Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby declares that  the operation of responsible democratic  government  requires  that  the  fullest  opportunity  be  afforded  to  the  people  to  petition  their  government for the redress  of  grievances  and  to  express  freely  to  appropriate  officials  their  opinions  on legislation and governmental  operations; and that, to preserve and  maintain  the  integrity  of  the  governmental decision-making process in this state, it is necessary that  the  identity,  expenditures and activities of persons and organizations  retained, employed or designated to influence the passage or  defeat  of  any  legislation  by either house of the legislature or the approval, or  veto, of any legislation by the governor and attempts to  influence  the  adoption  or  rejection  of  any rule or regulation having the force and  effect of law or the outcome of any rate making proceeding  by  a  state  agency, and the attempts to influence the passage or defeat of any local  law, ordinance, or regulation be publicly and regularly disclosed.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Leg > Article-1-a > 1-a

§  1-a.  Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby declares that  the operation of responsible democratic  government  requires  that  the  fullest  opportunity  be  afforded  to  the  people  to  petition  their  government for the redress  of  grievances  and  to  express  freely  to  appropriate  officials  their  opinions  on legislation and governmental  operations; and that, to preserve and  maintain  the  integrity  of  the  governmental decision-making process in this state, it is necessary that  the  identity,  expenditures and activities of persons and organizations  retained, employed or designated to influence the passage or  defeat  of  any  legislation  by either house of the legislature or the approval, or  veto, of any legislation by the governor and attempts to  influence  the  adoption  or  rejection  of  any rule or regulation having the force and  effect of law or the outcome of any rate making proceeding  by  a  state  agency, and the attempts to influence the passage or defeat of any local  law, ordinance, or regulation be publicly and regularly disclosed.

State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Leg > Article-1-a > 1-a

§  1-a.  Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby declares that  the operation of responsible democratic  government  requires  that  the  fullest  opportunity  be  afforded  to  the  people  to  petition  their  government for the redress  of  grievances  and  to  express  freely  to  appropriate  officials  their  opinions  on legislation and governmental  operations; and that, to preserve and  maintain  the  integrity  of  the  governmental decision-making process in this state, it is necessary that  the  identity,  expenditures and activities of persons and organizations  retained, employed or designated to influence the passage or  defeat  of  any  legislation  by either house of the legislature or the approval, or  veto, of any legislation by the governor and attempts to  influence  the  adoption  or  rejection  of  any rule or regulation having the force and  effect of law or the outcome of any rate making proceeding  by  a  state  agency, and the attempts to influence the passage or defeat of any local  law, ordinance, or regulation be publicly and regularly disclosed.