General election committee statements B0024

General election committee statements

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This series consists of statements of campaign receipts and payments submitted to the Secretary of State's office by the treasurers of political committees. Statements include amount received, name of the person or committee from whom the amount was received and/or to whom it was made, receipt date, expenditures and/or disbursements, the payment date. Each statement lists the name of the party, county, city, assembly, district, town, ward or election district and the Chairman or Treasurer submitting the statement.

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

Title:

General election committee statements

Quantity:

15.5 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1908-1913

Series Number:

B0024

Arrangement

Arranged by party and then by county (with no regard for assigned numbers).

Scope and Content Note

This series contains statements of campaign receipts and payments submitted to the secretary of state's office by the treasurers of political committees pursuant to Sections 541 and 546 of the Election Law, which stipulated that the treasurer of any political committee shall file within twenty days after an election statements setting forth all the receipts, expenditures and liabilities of the committee. The statements include the amount received, the name of the person or committee, from whom the amount was received, the date of its receipt, the amount of every expenditure or disbursement, the name of the person or committee to whom it was made, and the date payment was made.

Each statement provides the name of the party; the county, city, assembly, district, town, ward or election district; and the name of the chairman or treasurer of the committee submitting the statement. On the back of each form appears the county and town, city or village in which the committee was located as well as a number, which has been stamped on the form (presumably done by the secretary of state's office). It is difficult to determine if these forms were originally filed by their number or were first arranged by county and then ordered according to the number.

Related Material

Series B0025, General election candidate statements, Series B0026, Primary election candidate statements, and Series B0027, Primary election committee statements, contain itemized statements, receipts, and other election records from similar years.