CITIZEN ACTION OF NEW YORK
For Immediate Release: June 14, 2011
Contact: Charlie Albanetti, 518.595.9047
DiNapoli Leads Effort to Clean Up New York’s Elections
New Bill Would Set Up Publicly-Financed Voter Owned Elections for Comptroller’s Office
In response to legislation introduced by Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli that would create a system of public financing for Comptroller campaigns, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said:
“Citizen Action of New York commends Comptroller DiNapoli for being a leader in the fight for the true reform that New York State needs: publicly-financed voter owned elections.
Voter owned elections is the only way to rid our political system of the massive influence big-money corporate special interests have over those who we elect to represent us. New Yorkers have, for years, overwhelmingly supported public financing of elections.
We applaud Comptroller DiNapoli for being a true leader in the fight for a more representative, responsive government that puts its people first. We urge the legislature to pass his bill.”
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