In a per curiam opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court has summarily reversed the Montana Supreme Court decision that upheld that state’s prohibition on political spending by corporations: “The question presented […]
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New Ballots for New York State?
The New York Times, citing an unidentified “official,” reports that the Governor and legislative leaders are close to an agreement to “simplify” the ballots used in the state’s elections. According […]
NYPIRG Report Focuses on Bundling of Campaign Contributions by Lobbyists
The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) has issued a report analyzing “Albany’s ‘Pay-to Play’ Culture, looking at political donations by lobbyists and their clients. The report includes a […]
Legislative Action on Election Law Bills
As the end of the 2012 legislative session approaches (just seven scheduled session days remains as of this writing), there is some action on Election Law-related legislation in both the […]
Latest Issue of NYC CFB Newsletter Available
The New York City Campaign Finance Board has posted the latest issue of its newsletter, Full Disclosure, to its web site. The Spring 2012 edition provides an update on NYC […]
New York Moves September Primary Off of 9/11
The Assembly approved and the Governor signed into law a bill to change the September 2012 primary election from Tuesday, September 11 to Thursday, September 13. The state’s Congressional primaries […]
Brennan Center Releases Report Promoting Public Campaign Financing of State Elections
The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law has issued a report entitled “Donor Diversity Through Public Matching Funds.” As the title implies, the report find […]
Legislature Moving Primary Date Off of 9/11?
According to the State Board of Elections, the September primary is currently scheduled to be held on Tuesday, September 11 this year. [The primary date is determined by Election Law […]
Assembly Elections Committee to Consider Public Financing Legislation
Last week, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver introduced legislation (A.9885-A), which would establish an optional partial public financing system for the offices of Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, state legislators and […]
Group Begins Push for Campaign Finance Reform
Back in February, I blogged about the creation of a new group favoring campaign finance reform, New York Leadership for Accountable Government (NY LEAD). They are advocating for the state […]