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Dead on Arrival? Breathing Life into Suffolk County's New Campaign Finance Reforms
Publication Date: June 2002
Publisher(s): Center for Governmental Studies (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Author(s): Paul S. Ryan
Funder(s): Carnegie Corporation of New York
Funder(s): Carnegie Corporation of New York
Special Collection: CGS
Topic: Politics (Campaigns, lobbying, and pressure groups)
Keywords: Public Financing
Type: Report
Coverage: New York
Abstract:
Report closely examines the public financing law in New York's Suffolk County. The CGS report found that, if properly funded, the County's campaign finance law could slow runaway campaign spending, reduce the undue influence of wealthy donors and amplify the political voice of individuals. But the current funding base for the program is so insufficient that, unless changes are implemented, the system is dead on arrival.