In what can only be described as an active week, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced two sets of indictments this week. On Tuesday, State Senator Malcolm Smith (D-Queens) was arrested […]
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Campaign Finance Advocates Hit the Airwaves
The New York Times reports that advocates for campaign finance reform are spending $800,000 in television ads to build public support for the issue. The ad was created by SKDKnickerbocker, […]
OFA to Join New York State ‘Fair Elections’ Effort
Politico reports that ‘Organizing for Action’ (the group formerly known as ‘Obama for America’) is getting involved in the effort to reform New York State’s campaign finance laws. (Fair Elections […]
City Candidate for Mayor to Participate in Campaign Finance System He Challenged
Today’s New York Times reports that republican New York City mayoral candidate George McDonald has decided to request matching taxpayer funds from the New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB). […]
SBOE Posts Filer Update, 2013 Calendar
The State Board of Elections has posted two new documents on its web site — a “filer update” (which includes information about their upcoming campaign finance seminars) and the 2013 […]
Poughkeepsie Journal Editorial Calls for Campaign Finance Reform
Today’s Poughkeepsie Journal includes an editorial in support of reforming the state’s campaign finance laws, saying that they “have been a mess for a long time.” But the newspaper does […]
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 […]