The NYC CFB has posted information about the 28th City Council district race, as well as the 9th Congressional District, and the 23rd, 27th, 54th, and 73rd Assembly Districts. CFB […]
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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 […]
July 15th Elections and Lobbying Filings Due
Today is a busy day in the elections and lobbying worlds. The July 15th state Board of Elections filings are due today. The filings due today cover political donations made […]
OCA Adopts New Rule on Judicial Campaign Donations
The Office of Court Administration has announced that it has adopted, effective July 15, 2011, a new rule under which elected state judges will no longer receive assignments to cases […]
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Some Public Campaign Financing Provisions
And the question for this blog is “how does the Court’s decision in Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett impact New York City’s matching funds program?” The […]
Assembly Advancing the Comptroller Campaign Finance Reform Act
Last week, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli submitted a program bill to the Legislature to provide (according to the Comptroller’s press release) “comprehensive election reform program including public financing of campaigns for […]
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 […]
Agreement Announced on Ethics Reform
The Governor and legislative leaders released a joint statement late this afternoon saying that they have reached three-way agreement on Clean Up Albany Act of 2011. There is no bill […]
Assembly Elections Committee to Take Up Bill to Close LLC Loophole
On Wednesday, the Assembly Elections Committee is scheduled to take up A.2493 (Millman), which would subject LLCs (“limited liability companies”) to the same $5,000 per year cap on political contributions […]
The New York Times Calls for Ethics Reform – Now
Saturday’s New York Times declares that “Albany Needs Ethics Reform — Now.” The Times looks at the 10 legislative working days scheduled between now and June 20th, and expresses frustration […]