Not long after Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced his initiative to address Super PAC spending in the state’s elections, Gov. Cuomo said that he intends to go further in 2013. […]
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Attorney General Proposes Sweeping Non-Profit Campaign Disclosure Rules
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has issued a draft regulation that, if adopted, will require most nonprofits to disclose information regarding their election advocacy. The draft rule requires […]
Controversy Over “Coordination” In NYC Elections
There is a controversy brewing in New York City, which will be holding city wide elections in 2013, over a proposal that opponents say would dramatically expand the influence of […]
NYC CFB Announces Next Meeting
The New York City Campaign Finance Board will hold its next public meeting on Thursday, December 13 at New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, Manhattan. The meeting agenda is […]
JCOPE to Hold Training Sessions on New Reporting Mandates (Update)
According to two recent Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) e-blasts, JCOPE will be holding training sessions for registered lobbyists and client filers on the new Source of Funding and […]
What’s Next for Campaign Finance Reform in New York State?
Now that the Senate’s leadership situation has been resolved through the creation of the Senate Majority Coalition, where does that leave the issue of campaign finance reform in the State […]
JCOPE Issues ‘Interim Guidance on Gifts’
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) recently posted “Interim Guidance on Gifts” to its web site. According to the “Interim Guidance”: “JCOPE issues this interim guidance on gifts to […]
Study Attempts to Show Cost of Public Financing of Campaigns
Yesterday, the Rockefeller Institute of Government at the University at Albany and the League of Women Voters held a forum on campaign finance reform. (Read my prior post about the […]
NY Times Calls on Governor to Push Campaign Finance Reform
Today’s New York Times includes an editorial calling on Gov. Cuomo to push the Legislature to enact campaign finance reform in New York. Citing the Governor’s accomplishment in New York’s […]
JCOPE Revises Source of Lobbying Funding Regulations
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has moved forward with its “source of lobbying funding regulations,” which will require lobbying groups to report names of donors who give them […]