The State Board of Elections has made the 2014 Campaign Finance Filing Calendar available on its web site.
Archive Author: Hinman Straub
Report: Moreland Commission Investigating Legislator Use of Campaign Funds
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption is investigating whether state lawmakers are misusing their campaign accounts. Citing “to a person familiar with the […]
Push Is On for Public Financing of Political Campaigns
The New York Times is reporting that Public Campaign Action Fund, a national non-profit organization (funded in part by labor organizations) that supports public financing of political campaigns, is launching […]
JCOPE Schedules Future Meetings
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has posted to its web site the dates of its future meetings. As of this writing, the Commission is scheduled to meet on […]
JCOPE Commissioners Debate Source of Funding Exemptions, Secrecy
At yesterday’s meeting of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), Commission members again discussed the issue of exemptions to its “source of funding” regulations, which require some lobbying entities […]
JCOPE to Meet on Feb. 18
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has scheduled its next meeting for Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 10:30 a.m. at its offices in Albany. The meeting agenda is here. According […]
Assembly Passes Early Voting Legislation
Yesterday, the state Assembly approved a bill (A.689-A) that would permit early voting in all state elections (special elections, primaries and general elections). The bill, which the Assembly first passed […]
NYC CFB to Meet, Hold Post-Election Hearing
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) holds its next meeting this coming Thursday, Feb. 13, at 9:30 am at its offices on Lower Manhattan. Immediately after the […]
Moreland Commission Responds to Motion to Quash ‘Dark Money’ Subpoena
City & State NY reports that Moreland Commission on Public Corruption lawyers have filed papers opposing the motion to quash a subpoena of Daniel Odescalchi. Odescalchi is the principal of […]
SBOE Refers Possible Campaign Violations to the Albany County DA
At the meeting of the State Board of Elections (SBOE) earlier today, Commissioners voted to refer possible campaign finance violations involving three campaign committees and 20 corporate donors for exceeding […]