Last Friday, Gov. Cuomo delivered a speech in Manhattan at the office of the law firm Covington & Burling on campaign finance reform. The Governor said that is “cautiously optimistic” […]
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Governor to Participate in Telephone Town Hall on Campaign Finance Reform
The State of Politics blog reports that Gov. Cuomo will participate in a “telephone town hall” with Citizen Action and Fair Elections for New York on Monday, March 7 at […]
Court Hears Arguments on NYC Campaign Finance Case; Candidate Allowed to Raise More than Law Permits
On Monday, the State Supreme Court in Manhattan heard arguments on New York City mayoral candidate’s George McDonald’s challenge to the city’s campaign finance limits. (Read my prior post on […]
City & State New York: “Inside the Select World of New York City Election Attorneys”
An article in City & State New York profiles some of New York City’s election lawyers, who are expected to be very busy this year as all city-wide offices and […]
Qualcomm Agrees to Disclose Political Contributions; Comptroller Drops Lawsuit
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced today that as a result of Qualcomm’s new political spending disclosure policy, he will drop the lawsuit he filed against the company. The company’s new […]
US Supreme Court to Take up Case on Aggregate Limits on Campaign Donations
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, which challenges the federal cap on the amount of contributions that an individual can make. The plaintiff […]
NYC Mayoral Candidate Accepts Donations in Violation of the City’s Campaign Finance Law
The Daily News reports that George McDonald, a Republican candidate for New York City Mayor in the upcoming election, is intentionally violating the city’s campaign finance laws by accepting numerous […]
Assembly Speaker Introduces Optional Partial Public Financing Bill
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has introduced the 2013 Fair Elections Act (A.4980), which would establish an optional public financing system for qualified candidates for state elective offices and constitutional convention […]
AG Holds Hearing on Regulations to Require Disclosure of Dark Money
On Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman held a second public hearing on his proposed regulations to address what he calls “dark money” – political spending by non-profit, tax exempt organizations. […]
Business Council Tracks Campaign Finance, Election Reform Legislation
Ken Pokalsky of the Business Council of NYS is tracking legislative introductions relating to campaign finance and election reform here. He writes: “Campaign finance reform will be a major issue […]