The State Board of Elections (SBOE) met yesterday. The Times Union reports that this was the first meeting for Risa Sugarman, the Board’s new Independent Enforcement Counsel. At the meeting, […]
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Report: LG Candidate Fails to Report Travel Expenses
The New York Post reports that Tim Wu, candidate for Lieutenant Governor in next week’s Democratic primary, has not reported any campaign spending – even though he has been traveling throughout […]
NYC CFB Releases 2013 Post-Election Report
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) has released its 2013 Post-Election Report. The report looks at how money was raised and spent in the city’s recent election […]
SBOE’s Independent Enforcement Unit Begins Work Today
The Daily News reports that the new Independent Enforcement Unit at the State Board of Elections (SBOE) is now up and running. (Read my earlier blog post about the new […]
NYC Bill Would Require Greater Disclosure of Independent Expenditures, Donors
The New York City Council has approved legislation (Intro 148-A) that, if signed into law by the Mayor, will require entities making independent expenditures to provide more information to the […]
Attorney General Announces Arrests in Campaign Contribution Case
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, working with the State Comptroller and the FBI, recently announced the indictment and arrest of three people who are accused of circumventing the state’s election […]
Report: JCOPE Preparing Online Ethics Course for Registered Lobbyists
In today’s Albany Times Union, Rick Karlin reports that the staff of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) is working on putting in place the online ethics training program […]
JCOPE Issues Ethics Reminder on the ’30-Day’ Rule for State Employees Seekering Non-state Employment
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has issued its latest ‘ethics reminder,’ this one for state employees who are seeking non-state employment. This rule applies when an employee either […]
Trump Sues JCOPE to Force Action on Complaint
The Daily News reports that Donald Trump is asking the State Supreme Court in Albany to force the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) to take action on his December […]
State Board of Elections Certifies Statewide Ballot Proposals
The State Board of Elections has certified the language of two proposed constitutional amendments as well as a bond act proposal, all of which will be on the November ballot. […]