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 […]
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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 […]
JCOPE Schedules Next Meeting (Update)
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has scheduled its next meeting for Tuesday, February 26 at 10:30, at its headquarters in Albany. The meeting agenda is not yet available […]
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 […]
NYC Mayoral Candidate Accepts Donations in Violation of the City’s Campaign Finance Law
The Daily News reports that George McDonald, a Republican candidate for New York City Mayor in the upcoming election, is intentionally violating the city’s campaign finance laws by accepting numerous […]
Assembly Speaker Introduces Optional Partial Public Financing Bill
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has introduced the 2013 Fair Elections Act (A.4980), which would establish an optional public financing system for qualified candidates for state elective offices and constitutional convention […]
JCOPE Refers Matter to Legislative Ethics Commission (Updated)
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) announced this afternoon that it has “presented a Substantial Basis Investigation Report to the Legislative Ethics Commission (“LEC”) for its review” under the […]
JCOPE Extends Informal Public Comment Period on Draft Regulations
Via an e-blast (that has not yet been posted to their web site), the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has extended the date by which it will accept “informal […]
JCOPE Seeking ‘Informal Public Comment’ on Draft Regulations
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), which will soon be proposing regulations for gifts and related provisions in the State’s lobbying and ethics laws, is requesting “informal public comment […]