Not exact matches
• Transforming the ethical environment in Government: Governor Cuomo's «Clean Up Albany» agenda would institute
campaign finance reforms including a system of
public financing for elections, limits on contribution levels, creating an independent redistricting commission, creating independent monitoring and enforcement of ethics laws, and requiring
full disclosure of outside income and clients.
As expected, most of the Citizens Union - sponsored event focused on the candidates»
reform agendas, with strong support from all for legalizing gay marriage, bipartisan redistricting and
full public financing of
campaigns.
Enact
Public Campaign Financing: In order to free state government from control by wealthy special interests and pay - to - play corruption, election and ethics reform must include full public financing of state elections on the model used by Arizona and
Public Campaign Financing: In order to free state government from control by wealthy special interests and pay - to - play corruption, election and ethics reform must include full public financing of state elections on the model used by Arizona a
Financing: In order to free state government from control by wealthy special interests and pay - to - play corruption, election and ethics
reform must include
full public financing of state elections on the model used by Arizona and
public financing of state elections on the model used by Arizona a
financing of state elections on the model used by Arizona and Maine.
But what might bring Republicans on board with
campaign finance reform as envisioned by Spitzer, is that it would ultimately involve
full public financing.
We need a system of
full public campaign financing alongside
reforms to eliminate private donations that are the source of much government corruption.
Full disclosure: Among the people backing Fordham law professor and former Howard Dean internet director Zephyr Teachout's effort to challenge sitting NY Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary, according to the filings by her and her running mate Tim Wu with the state board of elections: Union Square Ventures» Brad Burnham ($ 20,000), Tumblr founder David Karp ($ 20,000) WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg ($ 5,000), Netflix VP Chris Libertelli ($ 5,000), Kickstarter's Fred Benenson ($ 5,000),
campaign finance reform activist Arnold Hiatt ($ 2,500), Lawrence Lessig ($ 2,500), Reddit's Alexis Ohanian ($ 2,500), our own Andrew Rasiej ($ 1,500), Digg's Andrew McLaughlin ($ 1,000), Open Technology Institute's Sascha Meinrath ($ 1,000), Harvard Law School's Jonathan Zittrain ($ 1,000), Duke law prof Jedediah Purdy ($ 1,000), Ben & Jerry's Ben Cohen ($ 1,000), EchoDitto founder and former Dean webmaster Nicco Mele ($ 600), net neutrality campaigner Marvin Ammori ($ 500), Blue State Digital's Joe Rospars ($ 500), Progressive Strategies» Mike Lux ($ 450), former Dean data - wiz Kenn Herman ($ 300), former Dean developer Josh Koenig ($ 250), Fight for the Future's Tiffiniy Cheng ($ 250), MIT's Ethan Zuckerman ($ 250), Brooklyn law prof Jonathan asking ($ 250), Public Campaign's David Donnelly $ 250), former Dean developer Zack Rosen ($ 250), the ACLU «s Christopher Soghoian ($ 100), Sunlight Foundation's Ellen Miller ($ 100), former Dean blogger Mathew Gross ($ 100), and yours truly
campaign finance reform activist Arnold Hiatt ($ 2,500), Lawrence Lessig ($ 2,500), Reddit's Alexis Ohanian ($ 2,500), our own Andrew Rasiej ($ 1,500), Digg's Andrew McLaughlin ($ 1,000), Open Technology Institute's Sascha Meinrath ($ 1,000), Harvard Law School's Jonathan Zittrain ($ 1,000), Duke law prof Jedediah Purdy ($ 1,000), Ben & Jerry's Ben Cohen ($ 1,000), EchoDitto founder and former Dean webmaster Nicco Mele ($ 600), net neutrality campaigner Marvin Ammori ($ 500), Blue State Digital's Joe Rospars ($ 500), Progressive Strategies» Mike Lux ($ 450), former Dean data - wiz Kenn Herman ($ 300), former Dean developer Josh Koenig ($ 250), Fight for the Future's Tiffiniy Cheng ($ 250), MIT's Ethan Zuckerman ($ 250), Brooklyn law prof Jonathan asking ($ 250),
Public Campaign's David Donnelly $ 250), former Dean developer Zack Rosen ($ 250), the ACLU «s Christopher Soghoian ($ 100), Sunlight Foundation's Ellen Miller ($ 100), former Dean blogger Mathew Gross ($ 100), and yours truly
Campaign's David Donnelly $ 250), former Dean developer Zack Rosen ($ 250), the ACLU «s Christopher Soghoian ($ 100), Sunlight Foundation's Ellen Miller ($ 100), former Dean blogger Mathew Gross ($ 100), and yours truly ($ 100).
Cuomo is proposing a five - point plan, including
public financing of
campaigns,
full and complete disclosure of lawmakers» outside income, and
reform of the legislative per diem system where the governor says lawmakers come to Albany just to make money through the daily expense payments.
The
campaign finance reform world has turned to the LLC loophole this year after attempts at broader
reforms — such
public financing of political
campaigns — has seemingly dropped off the radar following Republicans gaining
full control of the Senate.
«Only a
full package of
reforms, with
public campaign financing at its core, will return New York to a system «of, by, and for the people.»
What is notable is what is not in the agreement — legislative compensation overhaul, desperately needed stronger ethics enforcement with greater
public transparency of votes, comprehensive
campaign finance reform with
public financing that closes the LLC loophole and bans all personal use of
campaign funds, strong disclosure and accountability for all executive and legislative discretionary lump sum funds, and a commitment to undertake the necessary examination and
full - scale overhaul of our ethics and
campaign finance laws.
The goo - goos are again calling for widespread
reforms, including creation of a voluntary system of
public campaign financing, lowering of the contribution limits and
full disclosure of independent expenditures.
After Silver's January arrest Cuomo gave a speech at NYU outlining grand ethics
reform proposals like
public financing of
campaigns and enacting a
full - time legislature.
«We also need real ethics
reforms and
full public campaign financing, not the weak changes promoted by Cuomo and the WFP leadership.
As he so often does when asked about fundraising, de Blasio stressed the need for
campaign finance reform, advocating for
full public financing of elections that would not only pull big moneyed interests out of politics but would also focus, «all that time that goes into fundraising now back into
public service.»