Earlier today, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino released his ‘Clean Albany’ plan to reform the state’s ethics laws. He also argues that Gov. Cuomo is ill-suited to ending corruption in […]
Archive Author: Hinman Straub
Governor Nominates Chief Enforcement Counsel for Board of Elections
On Friday, Gov. Cuomo nominated Risa Sugarman to serve as the enforcement counsel at the State Board of Elections (SBOE). If she is confirmed by both houses of the Legislature, […]
Court of Appeals OKs Special Prosecutor in WFP Case
The Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, has unanimously approved the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the Working Families Party’s (WFP’s) involvement in a 2009 Staten Island […]
NYC CFB to Meet
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) holds its next meeting on Thursday, June 12 at 10:00 a.m. A meeting agenda will be released on Wednesday.
NYPIRG Challenges State Board of Elections Decision to End Aggregate Donor Caps
Last Friday, NYPIRG issued a report that criticized the state Board of Elections (SBOE) for its decision to stop enforcing the state’s aggregate campaign contribution limit of $150,000 per year. […]
SBOE Offers Webinars on Campaign FInance
The State Board of Elections (SBOE) announced yesterday that it will be holding two, three-hour ‘webinars’ on campaign finance reporting. The first will be held on Wednesday, June 4, at […]
SBOE Publishes Guide to Independent Expenditure Reporting
The State Board of Elections (SBOE) has posted to its web site a guide to financial disclosure reporting for independent expenditures. The 55-slide PowerPoint document notes that it is “only […]
Citizens United Challenges New York Attorney General’s Donor Disclosure Rules
Last week, Citizens United announced that it is suing New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, challenging his office’s demand that the group file unredacted copies of its confidential lists […]
State Board of Elections Will Not Enforce Individual Contribution Limit (Updated)
In the wake of the recent federal court decision that found the state’s $150,000 cap on an individual’s aggregate contributions in violation of the U.S. Constitution, the state Board of […]
JCOPE to Meet
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) holds its next meeting on Wednesday, May 28th. The meeting agenda is here.