The New York City Campaign Finance Board recently published proposed amendments to its rules pursuant to changes contained in Local Laws 34 and 67 of 2007.
The public is invited to submit comments by September 22, 2008 – the date of the public hearing on the proposed amendments.

Most contribution limits are set in relation to an election, an election cycle, or a precise time period (such as a calendar year). In contrast, New York City’s doing business limits revolve around when a person or entity is considered to be “doing business” with the City of New York, a variable time [...]

The third phase of NYC’s “doing business” contribution limits is scheduled to go into effect before the end of the year.  Indeed, these final components of the “doing business database” must be certified by December 1, 2008; otherwise, the DB limits will not triggered by these business transactions during the 2009 citywide elections.

When the second phase of NYC’s “doing business” contribution limits goes into effect, likely next month, the limits will apply to an additional category of persons: those employed in a “senior managerial capacity” regarding an entity doing business with the City of New York. This is defined as a “high level supervisory capacity, in [...]

On July 1, the NYC Campaign Finance Board is scheduled to meet and may certify the second phase of NYC’s “doing business” database (DBDB). If the expanded DBDB is certified at that meeting, additional categories of contributors will become subject to the “DB” contribution limits, effective 30 days later, on July 31. This [...]

Mayor Bloomberg announced today that Father Joseph P. Parkes, S.J., has been appointed as the third chairman of the New York City Campaign Finance Board. Additionally, Preeta Bansal, was appointed to the Board to take Father Parkes’ seat on the Board.
That’s a new chairman, significant changes to the law, and a [...]

The New York City Campaign Finance Board recently published proposed changes to its rules related to amendments to the Campaign Finance Act contained in Local Laws 34 and 67 of 2007.
The public is invited to submit written public comments by April 22, 2008.  A public hearing will also be held on the proposed changes [...]

As newly-inaugurated New York Governor David Paterson knows, it is not easy to qualify for public matching funds in New York City.  And it just got harder.
In 1993, David Paterson ran in the Democratic primary for New York City Public Advocate. His campaign committee did not reach the threshold of $125,000 in matchable contributions [...]

February 29 marks the 20th anniversary of New York City’s campaign finance law. In contrast to similar reform efforts elsewhere, NYC’s law has been a dynamic work in progress, the subject of frequent legislative changes.
Indeed, the current law is the product of more than 20 laws enacted over 20 years. A mandate for ongoing change [...]

Earlier this week, the long expected challenge to New York City’s recent campaign finance law amendments was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Ognibene v. Schwarz includes free speech, equal protection and Voting Rights Act challenges to the “doing business” contribution limits and other elements of NYC’s [...]