One matter that went unaddressed in the 2011 legislative session was the issue of moving the state’s primary elections earlier so that the state can comply with the federal Military […]
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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 […]
Governor Calls Special Elections for September 13th
Last Friday, Governor Cuomo issued proclamations calling for special elections to fill six vacant Assembly seats and Anthony Weiner’s former seat in Congress to be held on September 13th – […]
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 […]
New York’s 2012 Presidential Primary to be Held on April 24th
Both houses of the Legislature have approved a Governor’s Program Bill (S.5753/A.8363) that schedules next year’s presidential primary election for April 24th. The bill also allows the Republican party to […]
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 […]
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 […]
NYC Campaign Finance Board to Meet on Thursday
The NYC CFB will meet on Thursday, May 12th at 10:00 am at at 40 Rector Street in Lower Manhattan. The agenda will not be available until Wednesday. Updated: The […]
State Board of Elections Adopts New Campaign Contribution Limits
The NYS Board of Elections has posted to its website new campaign contribution limits for 2011. These new limits are not yet final. They must be published in the NYS […]