To complicate this already complicated situation, New
York election law permits the creation of special ballot lines for individual elections.
New
York election law allows candidates to run on multiple party lines.
In November, the candidates chosen by those six voters will appear on their own ballot line for county court judge, thanks to a wacky piece of New
York election law.
ALBANY — The Green Party of New York (GPNY) called on Gov. Cuomo and the state legislature to make immediate changes to New
York election law to ban Opportunity - To - Ballot (OTB) petitions and primary elections.
Attorney Jerry Goldfeder — who literally wrote the book on New
York election law — said the state rule does not apply here, since this is a federal race.
New
York election law allows parties to choose what candidates to support.
A loophole in New
York election law allows donors to write unlimited checks to political party «housekeeping» accounts.
«Mr. Doheny seems confused about New
York election law.
Any candidate who receives more than 25 percent of the weighted vote would be automatically eligible under New
York election law to appear on the Republican primary ballot for governor.
Although he filed a new registration in June, as a member of the Democratic Party, that party enrollment does not take effect until 2018 and New
York election law considers him to be a «blank,» not part of any party, for the 2017 elections.
Jerry Goldfeder, one of the leading experts on New
York election law, has this column in CityLand, advocating improvements in New York state election law.
According to New
York election law, registered voters missed the last chance to change their party affiliation for the entire 2016 primary season — presidential on April 19, congressional on June 28, state and local on Sept. 13 — more than five months ago.
«New
York election law allows political parties some flexibility for their nominating process,» said Jerry Goldfeder, an election lawyer who usually works for Democrats.
«There is a process to challenge petitions in New
York election law,» he said.
New
York election law doesn't require Paterson to call for a special election to fill Massa's seat, even though voters in the upstate district would be without a representative for 10 months.
Typically under New
York election law, only members of a given political party can gather signatures for that particular party.
Under New
York election law, candidates who run unopposed in a primary win the nomination automatically, and their names do not appear on the ballot.
New
York election law, in normal circumstances, only allows closed primaries in which registered members of a party can cast a vote to choose their nominee.
(Under New
York election law, candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, even if they're informally allied as Cuomo and Hochul are, run in separate primaries.)
New
York election law does not allow voters to change their party affiliation and vote as a member of a new party in the same year.
The resignation of Manhattan state Sen. Daniel Squadron is putting new scrutiny on New
York election laws that will enable party insiders to replace him on ballots instead of voters.
Under sparsely enforced New
York election laws, it is illegal for a donor to «earmark» donations to a PAC, with the understanding that money will be passed from one committee to another.
Not exact matches
Some 14 states have enacted more restrictive voting
laws than they had in the 2012 presidential
election, according to the Brennan Center for Justice at New
York University School of
Law.
The committee formed to promote the passage of an amendment to raise the retirement age for state judges is being paid for by some of New
York's most prominent
law firms, according to a filing with the state Board of
Elections.
«This commission will convene the best minds in
law enforcement and public policy from across New
York to address weaknesses in the State's public corruption,
election and campaign finance
laws; generate transparency and accountability; and restore the public trust.»
Criticizing federal inaction on Russian interference in U.S.
elections, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Democrat - led Assembly said they plan to try to pass a
law in New
York that would require social - media companies to disclose who paid for their ads.
Sergio Rodriguez said an online ad that features a Buffalo Police Division Chief violates New
York's
Election Law.
In a statement obtained by CapTon, Koppell said Biaggi's
election «will send a powerful message and take us one step closer to the progressive Democratic majority we deserve — one that passes stronger rent
laws, the Dream Act, real campaign finance reform, and the Reproductive Health Act to firmly protect a woman's right to choose in New
York.»
«This legislation strengthens the penalties for the BDB Loophole, which is already an illegal act under New
York State's
election law,» Murphy said in a statement.
«Given this decision, the NYS Board of
Elections should immediately clarify its website to make apparent New
York City's primacy on
election law.
More than thirty years after Abrams» testimony, State Board of
Elections Co-Chair Doug Kellner also endorsed the deterrent principle as the reason that so few of New
York's voting
law proposals have been rejected.
The saga of Eliot Spitzer, candidate for an obscure job in the labyrinthine bureaucracy that runs New
York City, hinges on a peculiarity of the city's
election law.
The Republican candidate for the vacant seat of the New
York State Assembly's 145th District, Mickey Kearns, is facing a formal complaint that he violated state campaign
laws by accepting individual and corporate contributions for the upcoming special
election over the legal limit.
New
York's statue, signed into
law in 1998 by Gov. George Pataki, was meant to codify what villages were doing unofficially, state Board of
Elections spokesman John Conklin said.
For a recent article on growing interest in major reform of New
York's
election laws, Gotham Gazette spoke at length with Kavanagh, noting that he «has been a staunch proponent of
election reform, sponsoring many of the relevant bills that have passed his chamber.»
Using the Federal
Election Commission's October Quarterly campaign finance filings, the Brennan Center for Justice at The New
York University School of
Law published a report on October 22nd focusing on the 25 House races rated most competitive by The Cook Political Report, including the race for Illinois» 13th.
During his time in the legislature, Brian has sponsored legislation and worked with colleagues to extend and strengthen tenant protections; increase New
York's commitment to cleaner more sustainable energy sources and greater efficiency; prevent people from being exposed to toxic chemicals; increase the minimum wage; ensure equality in civil marriage
laws; strengthen
laws intended to keep guns out of the wrong hands; and promote cleaner, fairer
elections by modernizing voting and closing loopholes in campaign finance
laws.
Silver champions fair
elections Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and
Election Law Committee Chairman Michael Cusick have introduced legislation to bring fair
elections to New
York by reforming the state's antiquated campaign finance
laws and creating a public financing system for all state offices, shifting the focus of
elections to the substance of the issues and -LSB-...]
Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) are used by a wide variety of industries to circumvent the $ 5,000 annual corporate contribution limit in New
York State campaign finance
law, relying on the New
York State Board of
Elections» 1996 determination to treat LLCs as individuals, subject to a $ 150,000 annual contribution limit.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Preet for New
York attorney general is a political action committee filed with the Federal
Election Committee last week, just days after Eric Schneiderman resigned as New
York's top
law enforcement officer.
· Strengthen Enforcement Of
Election Laws: New
York State should increase funding and support for the Enforcement Counsel at the Board of
Elections, including increasing the number of auditors and investigators.
The Steuben County Board of
Elections is charged with faithfully executing and upholding the New
York State
Election Law.
Using the Federal
Election Commission's October Quarterly campaign finance filings, the Brennan Center for Justice at The New
York University School of
Law published a report on October 22nd focusing on the 25 House races rated most competitive by The Cook Political Report, including the race for Texas» 23rd.
The Vote Better NY coalition traveled to Albany to urge the legislature to «put voters first» and enact major reforms in New
York's
election laws.
«When we allow for the editorials in New
York City to tell our story, when we allow for columnists and other individuals and elected officials who honestly are doing a disservice to their community by not understanding
election law,... [to be] going out there and blasting the hardworking men and women at the Board of
Elections, we think it's appalling,» he argued.
Hoping to capitalize on Democratic anger over the
election of President Trump, Mayer and other Democrats argue the Westchester contest is critical to their hopes of controlling the Senate and enacting legislation long sought by progressives, including new gun control measures, campaign finance and ethics reforms, and a bill to strengthen New
York's abortion
laws.
And, yes, the governor must resume the fight on the remaining critical issues in the battle to reform Albany — overhaul of New
York's campaign - finance
laws and nonpartisan redistricting for the 2012
elections.
Using the Federal
Election Commission's October Quarterly campaign finance filings, the Brennan Center for Justice at The New
York University School of
Law published a report on October 22nd, 2012 focusing on the 25 House races rated most competitive by The Cook Political Report, including the race for New
York's 18th.
Under these New
York State
laws, candidates are required to file periodic financial disclosure reports in order to provide accountability by candidates seeking public office and to provide transparency in the
election process.
On Monday, members of the New
York Leadership for Accountable Government — a bipartisan coalition of business, civic, and philanthropic leaders dedicated to reforming
elections laws in the state — delivered an open letter to the Senate Independent Democratic Conference.