Common Cause NY has released a report titled “Polishing the Apple: Examining Political Spending in New York to Influence Education Policy,” which analyzes political campaign spending and lobbying spending in […]
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Assembly Passes Campaign Finance Bills
Yesterday, the Assembly approved two bills “aimed at bringing more clarity and transparency to current election law.” (Read the Assembly Speaker’s press release here.) The first bill (A.7937-A) would put […]
SBOE Releases 2015 Filing Calendar
The State Board of Elections (SBOE) has released the 2015 campaign finance filing calendar.
NYC CFB Training Available
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) is offering Compliance and C-SMART trainings for the 2017 election cycle. Compliance trainings cover campaign finance laws and the CFB rules. […]
Attorney General Pushes Ethics and Campaign Finance Reform Bill
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who recently submitted the End New York Corruption Now Act to the Legislature, has been traveling the state to urge action on his bill before the […]
Assembly Approves Bill on Political Donations by LLC, Senate Committee Does Not Consider the Bill
Yesterday, the Assembly approved A.6975-B, which would treat Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) as corporations for campaign finance purposes. As a result, LLCs would be limited to making a total of […]
NYC CFB to Meet (Updated)
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) will hold its next meeting on Thursday, May 14 at 10:00 at its offices in Manhattan. The meeting agenda is not […]
Supreme Court Upholds Restriction on Judicial Campaign Fundraising
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Florida rule that bans judicial candidates from directly and personally soliciting campaign funds. New York has a prohibition in place that is almost […]
Senate Elections Committee Reports LLC Contributions Bill
At its meeting yesterday, the Senate Elections Committee unanimously approved a motion to report S.60 (Squadron) to the Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee. The bill would amend the Election Law […]
State Board of Elections Holding Campaign Finance Seminars
The State Board of Elections (SBOE) is holding campaign finance seminars throughout the state, beginning in Rochester on May 13th. The seminars are free, and some of them offer CLE/CPE […]