by Communications Team | Mar 13, 2023 | Fair Elections, Featured, Press Releases
March 13, 2023 (Albany, NY) – As state legislators in Albany debate the details of the upcoming state budget for Fiscal Year 23/24, groups across the state are calling upon them to fully fund the new Public Campaign Finance Program. In a letter signed by 70+...
by Communications Team | Jan 13, 2023 | Fair Elections, Featured, Press Releases
January 12, 2023 (Albany, NY) – Citizen Action of New York applauds lawmakers in the New York Senate for voting to approve several pro-democracy, pro-voter measures as it begins its 2023-2024 legislative session. Among other improvements, the package of bills passed...
by Communications Team | Dec 15, 2022 | Fair Elections, Featured, Press Releases
December 15, 2022 (New York, NY) – Today, the Public Campaign Finance Board released their budget recommendation for the state’s new public campaign finance system. The board’s commissioners approved a request totaling $114.5 million, including $100 million for...
by Communications Team | Aug 1, 2022 | Fair Elections, Press Releases
August 1, 2022 (Long Island, NY) — Fair Elections for New York denounces the Suffolk County lawmakers’ vote that killed the county’s public campaign financing program, overriding County Executive Bellone’s veto of legislation nixing the program. This is a loss...
by Communications Team | May 27, 2016 | Fair Elections
The presidential primary process is entering it’s final stage, and with that, millions of young progressives are looking for ways to stay involved in the political process. Senator Sanders’ ascension as a legitimate presidential candidate has had a huge impact on...