Jastrzemski v. Public Campaign Financing Commission
(Niagara County #E169561/2019) 

Petition

Assemblyman Colin Schmitt

 

Niagara County Courts

Acting Supreme Court/Court of Claims Judge Richard C. Kloch  ballotopedia

 

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Press Reporting & Editorializing 

 

April 21, 2019
"Will NYers pay for political campaigns?  Panel weighs the options"
Newsday (Yancey Roy)

April 23, 2019
"Public campaign finance could take a while in New York"
WXXI (Karen DeWitt)

July 3, 2019
"Nine member "campaign financing" commission announced"
Albany Times Union (Chris Bragg)

July 3, 2019
"Cuomo, Legislative Leaders announce picks for campaign finance panel"
Daily News  (Denis Slattery)

"NY May Have Just Taken A Step Toward Reform"
WAMC Radio (Blair Horner)

July 9, 2019
"Cuomo's law-writing commissions are a cancer on New York's democracy"
NY Post (editorial)

July 13, 2019
"Capitol Watch: GOP Decries Cuomo Campaign Finance Pick"
US News -- AP

July 20, 2019
"NY campaign finance panel already tainted"
Auburnpub.com  (editorial)

July 23, 2019
"WFP, State Lawmakers File Suit To Protect Fusion Voting"
Spectrum News (Nick Reisman)

July 23, 2019
"Two Opposing Political Parties, Fighting For Survival, Sue Cuomo"
New York Times (Jesse McKinley)

July 23, 2019
"NY 'Public Financing' Commission Called Threat to Fusion Voting"
Courthouse News (Adam Klasfeld)

July 23, 2019
"Political parties and state lawmakers file lawsuit against elections commission
that could end fusion voting in New York State"
Daily News (Denis Slattery)

July 23, 2019
"Minor parties go to court to preserve relevancy: Lawsuits"
Albany Times Union (David Lombardo)

July 23, 2019
"Working Families, Conservative parties sue to preserve relevancy"
Albany Times Union (David Lombardo)

July 23, 2019
"Local voters, officials sue for fusion voting"
Niagara Gazette (Tim Fenster)

July 23, 2019
"Publishers Corner: Campaign finance reform has the 'old guard' in a tight spot"
Legislative Gazette (Alan Chartock)

July 23, 2019
"Putting the pieces in place"
Newsday (Mark Chiusano)

July 24, 2019
"Public campaign financing, in the hands of 9 people"
Newsday - AM NY (Mark Chiusano)

July 25, 2019
"Political Parties On The Right And Left In New York Find Common Cause In Fusion Voting"
WSHU  (Karen DeWitt)

September 11, 2019
"Conservative Party Struggled To Serve Some Defendants
in Lawsuit To Protect Fusion Voting"
State of Politics (Ryan Whalen)

March 12, 2020
"New York commission tasked with campaign finance overhaul is unconstitutional"
Daily News (Denis Slattery)

March 12, 2020
"Court: Panel that created public campaign financing is unconstitutional"
Newsday (Mike Gormley)

March 13, 2020
"Niagara Falls judge strikes down NYS' new public finance law"
WBFO (Karen DeWitt)

March 16, 2020
"Judge: State Public Campaign Finance Fusion Intrusion Was Unconstitutional"
The Chief (Richard Steier)

March 19, 2020
"Campaign Finance Changes Ruled Unconstitutional"
Jamestown Post-Journal  (John Whittaker)

 

 

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A bit of history --

January 18, 2018:
"Four Years Later, 2014 State Campaign Finance Pilot All But Forgotten"
Gotham Gazette (Rachel Silberstein)

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