And a plurality, 46 percent, said that they approve of
public financing of election campaigns for statewide and state legislative races.
Not exact matches
As
for the end result
of all
of that enthusiasm, we already know the story: online fundraising allowed Barack Obama to opt out
of the
public campaign financing system and outspend John McCain by hundreds
of millions
of dollars in the general
election.
The NYC
Campaign Finance Board just released a list
of 10 candidates who have filed certification forms to join the
public financing program
for the upcoming Nov. 2 nonpartisan special
election to fill the Queens seat left vacant by the death
of the late NYC Councilman Tom White.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said he wants to move to a form
of public financing for campaigns similar to what is in place
for New York City
elections, though no bill has been produced.
Fair
Elections for New York, one
of the groups pushing
for establishment
of a
public campaign finance system, is hosting a free screening tonight
of «Pricele $ $,» a documentary that looks at the pervasive nature
of political cash and its power in shaping policy at the national level.
• 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.
«The 6th District and America need to stop big corporate money from privatizing our democracy, which means
public funding
for public elections as we have in NYC and a DISCLOSE act so anonymous money from billionaires doesn't buy our government,» said Green, who is the author
of Who Runs Congressand Losing Our Democracy, as well as the author
of the multiple matching funds
for small donors part
of the City's
campaign finance law.
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-...]
Common Cause / NY is an active member
of the Fair
Elections Coalition, working for the passage of a broad package of campaign finance measures, built around a core of small donor matching fund public financing of e
Elections Coalition, working
for the passage
of a broad package
of campaign finance measures, built around a core
of small donor matching fund
public financing of electionselections.
Along with vigilant enforcement
of the law, disclosure
of contributions, and lower contribution limits,
public financing of elections can «end the mad chase
for campaign cash that starts some elected officials down the road to corruption and... make candidates dependent on ordinary voters rather than special interests.»
Congressmen Support
Public Campaign Financing Three members
of New York's congressional delegation announced their support
for publicly
financed elections this week.
Campaign Finance Reform Can Help Crack Down on Corruption A 2011 report by the Center
for Competitive Politics has been seized upon by opponents
of Fair
Elections to argue that the
public financing system in New York City is characterized by consistent abuse
of public funds and corruption.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie,
Election Law Committee Chair Michael Cusick and Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh today announced the Assembly's approval
of legislation to close the Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) loophole in the state's
campaign finance laws in order to bring greater transparency and accountability to
elections for public office in New York State.
The groups, also strong supporters
of comprehensive
campaign finance reform built around a core
of public financing of elections, today focused on the urgent need
for ethics reform as another essential way to address the problems created by a money culture in Albany.
Governor Cuomo Introduces
Campaign Finance Reform Legislation with a
Public Financing Option Governor Andrew Cuomo has introduced legislation that seeks to enact a system
of small donor matching funds
for state
elections, along with a number
of other provisions designed to reduce corruption and special interest influence.
In preparation
for the launch
of the Fair
Elections for New York
campaign, a series
of events in Albany and across the state are being held to call attention to state legislators» reliance on out -
of - district
campaign contributions — further evidence
of the need
for a state
public campaign finance system that relies on small donors and local money.
State Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries reiterated his strong support
for public campaign finance in an interview on MSNBC this week, urging fellow state lawmakers to pass the Fair
Elections Act before the end
of the legislative session.
Reform groups are focusing attention on Governor Andrew Cuomo's anti corruption commission's recommendations to beef up the anemic State Board
of Elections but say they have not given up hope
of public campaign financing for state wide races.
Members
of the fair
elections coalition were joined by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Tuesday to again call
for public campaign financing.
The question before progressive advocates
of public campaign financing in New York State is whether we push
for full
public campaign finance on the Clean Money model
of equal and sufficient funding grants
for all qualified candidates, or whether we settle
for partial
public campaign financing on the Matching Funds model used
for presidential primaries since 1976 and
for New York City local
elections since 1989.
Reform groups are focusing attention on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's anti-corruption commission's recommendations to beef up the anemic State Board
of Elections but say they have not given up hope
of public campaign financing for state wide races.
Cuomo and legislative leaders struck a deal to disband the commission in exchange
for changes to the state bribery statute, a new enforcement counsel at the Board
of Elections and a pilot program
for public campaign finance.
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).
In 2014, the governor and legislative leaders — Silver and then - Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who is also on trial
for selling his office — agreed to dissolve the commission in exchange
for a pilot program
of public campaign finance, a new enforcement office at the state's Board
of Elections and changes to the bribery statute.
The governor also called the commission a «phenomenal success»
for drawing interest to unseemly behavior and prompting legal changes earlier this year, including tougher enforcement at the State Board
of Elections and a pilot program
for public campaign finance.
State Sen. Daniel Squadron also said «fundamental reform
of the system» is needed «including laws to create a better
campaign finance system and more open and competitive
elections, and to disentangle
public service from
for - profit business.»
Both Foley and Malloy have qualified
for public financing of $ 6.5 million
for their general -
election campaigns.
Fair
elections supporters held a conference call this week to push
for New York State
campaign finance reform and
public funding
of elections.
But in 2008
public financing of the presidential
campaign plummeted to $ 139 million, largely because candidate Obama, a prodigious fundraiser, opted out
of public financing for the general
election.
As The New York Times reported today, Fair
Elections for New York, the coalition
of groups making a sustained push this year
for an overhaul
of campaign finance laws, is starting a post-budget session $ 800,000 ad
campaign and
public meeting blitz.
Essentially, the «myth» busting from the
public financing advocates today — which included the Center
for Working Families and the
Campaign Finance Instititute under the umbrella
of Fair
Elections — boils down to cost, intent and impact
of a system.
«The Fair
Elections for New York
campaign has been clear that all
of our partners want to see the Senate pass comprehensive
campaign finance reform with
public funding at its core,» he said.
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, a Republican, backed the creation
of a
public campaign financing system
for county
elections.
A New York legislative leader plans to propose a bill next week to overhaul
campaign -
finance laws and introduce a system
of public financing for state
elections, making him the third
of Albany's four «men in a room,» including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to push
for sweeping revisions in this area.
Apparently in response to her withdrawal, Cruz Bustamante endorsed her plan
for public financing of election campaigns, an intended anti-corruption measure.
The new coalition points to a number
of potential changes to the constitution that they would like to see, including the creation
of a
public financing system
for campaigns,
election reforms like same - day registration, court reforms to make it easier to navigate the judicial system and the ability
for local municipalities to exercise greater control over issues they traditionally need state authority to manage.
The Citizens»
Election Program was Connecticut's landmark effort, passed in 2006, to remove the taint
of special - interest money from
elections and to level the playing field
for candidates through voluntary
public financing of political
campaigns.
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 candidates — not the money used to fund them.
The governor, as well as Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Independent Democratic Conference Senate Co-leader Jeff Klein, have all come out in favor
of public financing for election campaigns.
The report notes the ongoing
campaign to institute a similar system
for New York State
elections, suggesting that small donor
public financing could increase the diversity
of the donor base
for state
elections.
The organization Fair
Elections for NY, which is calling
for public financing of campaigns, has
for weeks now been trying to raise awareness about the current system by revealing the donations that state lawmakers have recieved from corporations and interest groups.
[Hawkins] said Cuomo should «be calling
for full
public campaign financings and an amendment to the U.S. constitution to permit effective
public regulation
of election financing.»
His opponent, Sen. John McCain, was one
of the most ardent advocates
of campaign finance reform who was left to chastise Obama
for turning his back on a general
election public financing structure designed to level the playing field.
Funiciello has called
for full
public financing of elections at all levels
of government, and
for enacting strict transparency laws that force
campaign committees and PACs to disclose all
of their donors.
The Governor should be calling call
for full
public campaign financing and an Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to permit effective
public regulation
of election financing.
Friends
of Democracy, a PAC backed by Jonathan Soros to push
for a system
of public campaign finance, filed discrete reports with both JCOPE and the State Board
of Elections.
One
of the most controversial recommendations in Governor Cuomo's anti-corruption commission report released this week is to enact
public financing of campaigns for statewide
elections, a proposal that will meet strong opposition.
Leaders in the Assembly and State Senate have announced their support
for comprehensive
campaign finance reform, including
public financing of elections, which would stop the corrupting influence
of big money in politics.
As the September 12 primary
elections approach and
campaigns kick into high gear, a vast majority
of candidates
for the city's elected offices will have their coffers bolstered by the
Campaign Finance Board's (CFB)
public matching funds program, which matches eligible donations at a 6 - to - 1 ratio.
Mr. Cuomo's call
for public campaign financing, along with substantially lower contribution limits and much more aggressive enforcement
of campaign finance laws, already faces the well - funded wrath
of a political establishment that cares little that
elections are bought as much as they are won.