In a joint press release, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and State Board of Elections (SBOE) Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman announced the arrest of Michele Adolphe, a candidate for State […]
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SBOE Enforcement Counsel Settles Case
In today’s Times Union, Chris Bragg follows up on his earlier article regarding the State Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Counsel lawsuit against the campaign committee of Assembly candidate Shirley […]
SBOE Enforcement Counsel Files Lawsuit, Targets LLC Donations (Updated)
In today‘s Times Union, Chris Bragg reports that the State Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Counsel quietly filed a lawsuit last month targeting an Assembly candidate’s campaign committee and some […]
State Board of Elections Adopts Emergency IE Regs, Provides Guidance
Today’s New York State Register includes a notice that the State Board of Elections (SBOE) has adopted, on an emergency basis, rules that require political committees to report their independent […]
Report: SBOE Looking at Elections Filings of Nassau County GOP Political Clubs
Over the weekend, Newsday (behind a paywall) reported that the Enforcement Unit at the State Board of Elections (SBOE) has requested campaign finance documents from 11 Nassau County Republican political […]
State Board of Elections Assesses the 2014 Pilot Public Financing Program
The State Board of Elections (SBOE) has issued a report assessing the state’s ‘pilot’ public financing program. The pilot program made public funds available to qualifying candidates in the 2014 […]
State Board of Elections Proposes Rules on Investigations, Enforcement Proceedings
Today’s New York State Register includes two notices of proposed rulemaking from the State Board of Elections (SBOE), and the proposed rules can also be found on the SBOE web […]
Report: Seven Cases Referred by SBOE Enforcement Unit, Others Being Investigated
The Daily News reports that the state Board of Elections (SBOE) enforcement unit has referred seven cases to local district attorneys and to the state Attorney General for potential criminal […]
Group Files Lawsuit Challenging ‘LLC Loophole’
The New York Times reports that an “eclectic group of liberal and conservative interests and individuals filed suit” have filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court in Albany against the […]
SBOE Increases Donation Limits for the 2016 Campaign Cycle
The State Board of Elections (SBOE) has proposed new political campaign contribution limits in a notice of proposed rulemaking in tomorrow’s NYS Register (June 17, 2015). **The Governor and Lt. […]