The State Board of Elections (SBOE) is looking to hire an Investigative Auditor who will report to the SBOE’s Chief Enforcement Counsel. (Read the job posting here.) The Investigative Auditor […]
Archive Lobbying, Ethics and Elections Compliance
JCOPE to Meet Today
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) holds its monthly meeting this morning at 10:30 am. The meeting will be webcast through this link. The meeting agenda includes the staff […]
Attorney General Announces Felony Election Law Charges for ‘Illegal Coordination’
Last Wednesday, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the filing of a felony complaint against three people in Erie County for “illegal campaign coordination.” The charges, three violations […]
No Ethics or Campaign Finance Reforms in the Enacted 2017-18 State Budget
No new ethics or campaign finance reforms were included in the state’s recently-enacted budget for 2017-18. The Governor announced the 35th proposal of his 2017 State of the State, Restoring […]
NYC COIB Caps Contributions to Elected Officials’ Legal Defense Funds
The New York City Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB), the agency that administers, interprets and enforces the city’s ethics laws, has issued an advisory opinion (AO 2017-2) that caps donations […]
Attorney General Indicts State Senator, Former State Senator for Election Law Violations
Earlier today, State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the indictment of State Senator Robert Ortt (R-Niagara County) and his predecessor, former State Senator George Maziarz (R-Niagara County), on charges of […]
Prosecutors: No Charges Against de Blasio, Aides in Campaign Fundraising Probe
This morning, the Acting US Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the Manhattan District Attorney said that they have concluded their investigation into the campaign fundraising practices […]
JCOPE to Meet On Tuesday, February 28
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) holds its next meeting at 10:30 on Tuesday, Feb. 28th. Agenda items for the meeting include: a staff update on the Governor’s 2017-18 […]
JCOPE Staff Offers Legislative Recommendations
At JCOPE’s meeting last Tuesday, Executive Director Seth Agata announced the release of 19 staff recommendations for legislative changes. However, these proposals have not been approved or endorsed by JCOPE’s […]
Governor Proposes Ethics, Campaign Finance and Procurement Reforms in Executive Budget
Last Tuesday, Gov. Cuomo released his 2017-18 Executive budget proposal. In addition to putting forward a state spending plan for 2017-18, the Governor’s proposal includes a “good government and ethics […]