Today’s New York State Register includes the State Board of Elections’ proposed rule requiring the disclosure of independent expenditures (see page 13), which I previously blogged about last month. (The […]
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State BOE Proposes Rules on Independent Expenditures
At its January 12 meeting, the State Board of Elections (SBOE) proposed draft regulations on independent expenditures, as required by the Public Integrity Reform Act of 2011. The SBOE’s proposed […]
NYPIRG Criticizes SBOE for Failure to Act on Independent Expenditure Regulations
The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) is criticizing the state Board of Elections for failing to meet a statutory deadline to issue regulations relating to the disclosure of […]
Getting the Answer Right to the Question About Political Fundraising
Today’s New York Daily News includes an article about State Senator Kevin Parker’s campaign, which recently sent out an invitation to his annual dinner-dance gala in which the invitation stating […]
Assembly to Hold Hearing on HAVA Compliance
On December 1st, the Assembly will hold a public hearing on state and local compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA). The joint hearing by the Assembly’s Election […]
The Times Questions Some Donations to NYC Comptroller
The New York Times has undertaken a review of donations to the campaign of New York City Comptroller John Liu. The newspaper’s investigation appears to have turned up a number […]
SBOE Conducting Campaign Finance Investigation? (Updated)
The Albany Times Union reports that the State Board of Elections (SBOE) is investigating whether a developer has violated the state Election Law by exceeding campaign contribution limits in making […]
New Campaign Contribution Limits Are Officially Adopted
Back in April, the State Board of Elections (SBOE) posted the new campaign contribution limits for the 2011-12 campaign cycle. With the publication of these new limits in yesterday’s NYS […]
Governor Calls Special Elections for September 13th
Last Friday, Governor Cuomo issued proclamations calling for special elections to fill six vacant Assembly seats and Anthony Weiner’s former seat in Congress to be held on September 13th – […]
Ethics Reform Bill Released
The final version of Governor’s Program Bill #9, the Public Integrity Reform Act, has been released to the public. Get the bill and the sponsor’s memo. I will update with […]