State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, in conjunction with the State Board of Elections’ Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman, has announced the filing of a complaint against Niagara Falls City Councilman […]
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Complaint Alleges Violation of New York’s New Independent Expenditure Law
The New York Post reports that the head of the New York State Republican Party has filed a complaint with the State Board of Elections charging the state teachers’ union […]
Memo Lays Out Fundraising Rules for De Blasio Effort to Aid Senate Democratic Candidates
An October 2014 memorandum from a campaign finance attorney Laurence Laufer to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s top political aides, explains how the de Blasio team could legally […]
State Inspector General Identifies Source of SBOE Referral Leak
On Tuesday, the state Inspector General released a report which finds that a state Board of Elections (SBOE) spokesperson – a Republican appointee — released a memo that made a […]
Mayor de Blasio, Lawyer Respond to Allegations of Election Law Violations
Last Friday evening, after reporting that the State Board of Elections’ Chief Enforcement Counsel had recommended that the Manhattan District Attorney’s office pursue criminal charges relating to the 2014 state […]
Effort to Close the SBOE ‘LLC Loophole’ Fails
At the State Board of Elections (SBOE) meeting on Tuesday, two Democratic Commissioners attempted to advance an advisory opinion that would closed the “LLC loophole,” but the effort fell short […]
State Board of Elections to Meet
The State Board of Elections (SBOE) meets at noon today. The meeting agenda is here, and the webcast of the meeting can be viewed here. Agenda items of interest include […]
Court Rejects Effort to Close ‘LLC Loophole’
A state judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the way that the state Board of Elections (SBOE) treats limited liability companies (LLCs). Under a 1996 opinion, the SBOE determined that […]
SBOE Releases 2016 Filing Calendar
The State Board of Elections has released the state’s 2016 campaign finance disclosure calendar. It’s important to be mindful that the Governor may call special legislative elections to fill vacancies […]
Report: Board of Elections Enforcement Counsel Looks to County Legislator
The Times Union reports that the state Board of Elections Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman has filed a complaint against the Friends for Norma Gonzalez, a political committee that supports the […]