The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) has released its 2013 Post-Election Report. The report looks at how money was raised and spent in the city’s recent election […]
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SBOE’s Independent Enforcement Unit Begins Work Today
The Daily News reports that the new Independent Enforcement Unit at the State Board of Elections (SBOE) is now up and running. (Read my earlier blog post about the new […]
NYC Bill Would Require Greater Disclosure of Independent Expenditures, Donors
The New York City Council has approved legislation (Intro 148-A) that, if signed into law by the Mayor, will require entities making independent expenditures to provide more information to the […]
Comptroller Candidate Approved for Matching Funds
Gannett reports that the State Board of Elections (SBOE) has approved GOP Comptroller candidate Bob Antonacci’s application to participate in the state’s public matching funds pilot program. Under the program, […]
Legislature Approves SBOE Chief Enforcement Counsel (Updated)
Last week, Gov. Cuomo nominated Risa Sugarman to serve as the Chief Enforcement Counsel at the State Board of Elections, a new position. (Read my prior post on the nomination, […]
Governor Nominates Chief Enforcement Counsel for Board of Elections
On Friday, Gov. Cuomo nominated Risa Sugarman to serve as the enforcement counsel at the State Board of Elections (SBOE). If she is confirmed by both houses of the Legislature, […]
Court of Appeals OKs Special Prosecutor in WFP Case
The Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, has unanimously approved the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the Working Families Party’s (WFP’s) involvement in a 2009 Staten Island […]
NYPIRG Challenges State Board of Elections Decision to End Aggregate Donor Caps
Last Friday, NYPIRG issued a report that criticized the state Board of Elections (SBOE) for its decision to stop enforcing the state’s aggregate campaign contribution limit of $150,000 per year. […]
SBOE Offers Webinars on Campaign FInance
The State Board of Elections (SBOE) announced yesterday that it will be holding two, three-hour ‘webinars’ on campaign finance reporting. The first will be held on Wednesday, June 4, at […]
Citizens United Challenges New York Attorney General’s Donor Disclosure Rules
Last week, Citizens United announced that it is suing New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, challenging his office’s demand that the group file unredacted copies of its confidential lists […]