Today’s New York State Register includes a notice that the State Board of Elections (SBOE) has adopted, on an emergency basis, rules that require political committees to report their independent […]
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Former Executive Chamber Official Walks ‘Ethics Tightrope’ in New Private Sector Position
In today’s Times Union, Chris Bragg looks at the ethical challenges that a former Executive Chamber official faces in her new position overseeing the government relations department of an Albany-area […]
Report: SBOE Looking at Elections Filings of Nassau County GOP Political Clubs
Over the weekend, Newsday (behind a paywall) reported that the Enforcement Unit at the State Board of Elections (SBOE) has requested campaign finance documents from 11 Nassau County Republican political […]
State Board of Elections Assesses the 2014 Pilot Public Financing Program
The State Board of Elections (SBOE) has issued a report assessing the state’s ‘pilot’ public financing program. The pilot program made public funds available to qualifying candidates in the 2014 […]
State Board of Elections Proposes Rules on Investigations, Enforcement Proceedings
Today’s New York State Register includes two notices of proposed rulemaking from the State Board of Elections (SBOE), and the proposed rules can also be found on the SBOE web […]
Former Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced yesterday that former Town of Halfmoon Supervisor Melinda Wormuth has pled guilty to two felony counts charging her with extortion and making a false statement. […]
NYC CFB to Meet
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) holds its next meeting on Thursday, August 13 at 10:00. The meeting agenda is not yet available.
NYC CFB Seeks an Assistant Executive Director of Campaign Finance Administration
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) is looking to hire an Assistant Executive Director of Campaign Finance Administration, who will manages the CFB’s units that administer the […]
JCOPE Commissioners Argue Over Hiring Practices, and Outside Influence
At today’s meeting of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) – the first since four Commissioners complained of “incessant interference” with the Commission’s operations – Commissioners argued about its […]
JCOPE Rejects ‘Source of Funding’ Exemption Applications
At its meeting earlier today, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) denied requests from three organizations that sought to shield the identities of their donors – the New York […]