By Shane Goldmacher and Brian M. Rosenthal
After seven years as governor of New York, Andrew M. Cuomo has rewritten the disclaimer language on his campaign website
that describes which of his appointees are banned from donating to his
campaign, potentially opening the door for more appointees to
contribute.
The new language follows a report by The New York Times last month that showed Mr. Cuomo had raised about $890,000 from his appointees
to more than a dozen state boards and commissions. These contributions
came despite an executive order Mr. Cuomo signed on his first day in
office that was designed to block donations by most appointees.
In
response to the story, Mr. Cuomo’s office offered two interpretations
of the directive that significantly narrowed the number of appointees
who would be barred from donating. The governor’s office first said that
it applied only to board members who could be fired by the governor.
The administration later added that, in order to come under the ban,
individuals also had to hold positions that required them to file
financial disclosure reports.
Neither of those caveats appeared on Mr. Cuomo’s own website — until recently.
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Source: The New York Times (via Empire Report New York)
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