From an Election Law perspective, Tuesday was quite a busy day at the State Capitol. Gov. Cuomo went first, releasing his election reforms legislation (read the bill text and sponsor’s […]
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Assembly Elections Committee to Take Up Bills to Provide for Public Financing of Campaigns, Closing the LLC Loophole
The Assembly Elections Committee will meet next Wednesday at 9:30 am. Among other bills, the committee will consider the 2013 Fair Elections Act (A.4980-B, Silver/S.4705 Stewart-Cousins), which provides for public […]
Weekend Ethics & Campaign Finance Reform Recap
News articles: Albany Times Union: How much will public financing of campaigns cost? The Journal News: Public campaign finance debate heats up in Albany. AP: Politicians’ promises clean up Albany […]
US Attorney: More Needs to be Done to Root Out Corruption in New York
In a speech this morning before the Citizens Crime Commission in New York City, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said that effectively addressing corruption in the state will require more than […]
Weekend Editorial Round-Up: Ethics and Campaign Finance Reform in Albany
The New York Times supports reforming the Wilson-Pakula ballot access law and establishing an independent enforcement unit in the state Board of Elections, but sees public financing of elections as […]
Senate to Hold Hearings on New York City’s Public Finance Program
In a press release issued yesterday, the Senate Republicans announced that they intend to hold public hearings on “New York City’s often abused public finance system amid calls by Democrats […]
Ethics, Campaign Finance Update for April 18
Here are link to ethics and campaign finance stories in the news and on the editorial pages today: a Daily News/New York Public Interest Research Group analysis finds that since […]
Governor Announces Phase Two of Anti-Corruption Agenda
Gov. Cuomo announced the second step in his anti-corruption efforts yesterday – “a series of proposals and reforms to strengthen New York State’s electoral process and help prevent public corruption.” […]
Assembly Announces Amended Fair Elections Act
Yesterday, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced a revised version of the 2013 Fair Elections Act (A.4980-A). The amended bill is much broader than the original version. It would: establish optional […]
Senate Democrats Announce Reform Package
The Senate Democratic Conference released a “tough ethics package” yesterday. According to their press release, their proposal (which is not yet in bill form) will include the following measures: publicly […]