End "government for sale" with public financing of campaigns
Cuomo demanded changes to end "government for sale." He proposed that donors be allowed to give a candidate no more than $2,000 per race. He called for public financing of campaigns and capping spending per candidate at $2.5 million for primaries &
$7 million for the general election. He said an entity with a state contract should be banned from giving money to the official who awarded the contract, & an entity giving a donation would be barred from receiving a contract from that official.
Source: Ruth Bashinsky/Joel Siegel, Daily News
Mar 24, 2002
Cannot be both a state vendor & campaign donor
Cuomo said contributions should be limited to $2,000 per election for statewide office and $1,500 for state legislators. He said state contractors should be banned from making political contributions for two years after being awarded a contract and shoul
two years of giving a contribution to an official who controls such contracts. "To be blunt, you should not be both a campaign donor and a state vendor. It is a blatant conflict of interest."
Source: Karen Matthews, Associated Press
Mar 21, 2002
