New York may soon set the record in moving from no regulation to overregulation in a bureaucratic nanosecond. The NY State Board of Elections recently proposed for public comment rules on “Disclosure of Independent Expenditures”, pursuant to last year’s legislative … Continue reading →

Last year Governor Cuomo’s state of the state address advocated public financing of State elections. The Governor renewed his call for campaign finance reform yesterday, this time at length and with details. Specifically: “It’s time we make sure that all … Continue reading →

Interested in attending an informative program on pay-to-play regulations in the financial sector and earning NY and NJ CLE credit? When: Today, Monday December 5, 2011; 6-9PM Where: NY County Lawyers’ Association (14 Vesey Street, NY, NY) Faculty: Rebecca Gordon, … Continue reading →

After 10 months gestation, the New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) has proposed rules to implement last year’s Charter revision requiring the disclosure of independent expenditures (i.e., IE) in NYC elections.  We have previously commented (here and, more recently, … Continue reading →

The newly-enacted Public Integrity Reform Act of 2011 directs the NY State Board of Elections to issue regulations by January 1, 2012 setting forth and implementing the requirements under existing law for disclosure of independent expenditures (IE) for advertisements and … Continue reading →

Yesterday Governor Cuomo signed into law the Public Integrity Reform Act of 2011.   The new law requires members of the legislature to accurately disclose any outside income, as well as the names of clients.   It also creates a new Joint … Continue reading →

On Friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an agreement reached with legislative leaders on ethics reform.  The Clean Up Albany Act of 2011, which has yet to be released, covers a number of areas including lobbying, financial disclosure and creates the … Continue reading →

As another New York state legislative session ticks down to the inevitable deal-making climax, campaign finance reform advocates may once again begin to echo that old Brooklyn Dodgers refrain: “wait until next year!” Despite earlier high hopes, inaction seems likely … Continue reading →

New York’s Governor has directed the State Insurance Department to draft permanent regulations to ban “pay-to-play” in the State pension fund. The new regulations would include: • A permanent ban on the prospective investment manager’s use of elected officials, lobbyists … Continue reading →

The New York State Board of Elections has posted new contribution limits to be effective in July 2011 for the 2014 gubernatorial cycle.   As is well known, New York’s contribution limits are distinctively high and that tradition continues.  For example, … Continue reading →