Mayor Bill de Blasio didn't violate the city's campaign finance laws by soliciting
unlimited donations through a nonprofit organization — but the Campaign Finance Board today offered a stinging rebuke of the practice and called for the City Council to close a «loophole» that allows it.
Cuomo has previously called for an end to the so - called loophole in election law that allows
unlimited donations through limited liability companies as well as limits to the amount of money state lawmakers can earn outside of public service.
At the same time, the agreements were notable for what they did not include: expanding ride - hailing companies to service upstate New York and the long - sought effort to end the practice of
unlimited donations through limited liability companies.
And Gaughran wants to close the loophole in election law that allows
unlimited donations through limited liability companies.
The city Campaign Finance Board Wednesday found Mayor de Blasio broke no contribution limitation rules by raising
unlimited donations through an outside fund — then immediately issued a de facto rebuke of the tactic.
With the forfeiture amendment set to be considered, other reform proposals, such as preventing
unlimited donations through limited liability companies, remain up in the air.
A letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo this signed by the women of color in the state Assembly urged him to push for the adoption of early voting and the closure of the loophole in election law that allows for
unlimited donations through a web of limited liability companies.
Not exact matches
The report traced back the
donations from LLCs,
through which individual donors can contributed
unlimited funds to candidates and political causes.
Many of the measures were listed on Cuomo's 2018 State of the State agenda, including closing a loophole in election law that allows for
unlimited political
donations through a network of limited liabilities companies, as well as early voting.
The Democrats» bill for partial public campaign financing
through matching funds for small
donations leaves in place
unlimited private campaign financing.
CWA was able to give Democratic Senate candidates far more than the $ 10,300 general election limit by routing funds
through various party committees, each of which could receive six - figure
donations and then give
unlimited amounts to individual campaigns.
While in that instance money was routed
through county committees in what election enforcement officials suspect was an effort to circumvent contribution limits, both the Republican State Leadership Committee and Balance New York are outside, independent groups that can take and give
unlimited donations.
Animal Aid
Unlimited is funded largely
through donations.