This news story says the New York Public Financing Commission may release its recommendations on Monday, November 25. It is widely expected that a narrow majority of the commissioners will propose making it more difficult for a group to become a qualified party, and more difficult for a qualified party to retain its status.
The commission’s recommendations have the force of law, unless the legislature reconvenes and vetoes them by the end of 2019.
Is the legislature on holiday break?
@WZ,
The New York legislature is always in session. This prevents the governor from making recess appointments. This is a practice that began in 1978, after Hugh Carey made an unwelcome appointment.
To stay in session, the Assembly is gaveled into session every 3 days. Usually, the presiding officer is a member from Albany who gavels into session and leads the gathered throng (usually herself and a house clerk) in a pledge of allegience. She then gavels the session closed.
In “real” session, the legislature meets about 60 days in January to June, usually with a three or four day work week, with weeks taken off for holidays, etc. The rest of the week is off for meetings in the district with contributors er… constituents. During the rest of the year there can be hearings.
It appears that there is a procedure to secure a quorum, but whether there is the political will to do so is another question.
Abolish small States and USA Senate.
Larger States – 52 x 5 = 260 day sessions [at least] — for exec/judic and local govts oversight — if nothing else.
Abolish LARGE states and OUTLAW rubella!!!!!!!!!!!!
Biggest + Smallest State — 3 adults — always/never in session ???
— plus some misc exec/judic folks ???
https://theintercept.com/2019/11/25/new-york-cuomo-working-families-party-ballot/
At a meeting on Monday, a commission created to implement New York’s public campaign finance system voted to pass a proposal that would make it significantly more difficult for alternative political parties to operate in the state. The proposal would change party qualification rules and, combined with an earlier measure to end fusion voting, is seen as part of a larger set of attacks by state Democrats, led by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on Cuomo’s nemesis: the Working Families Party.
In doing so, state Democrats go against national party leaders, who have spoken out against attempts by the state party to end the WFP’s ballot line. Both party leaders and the WFP say the change would also build a structural advantage for Republicans in swing districts across the state by eliminating the WFP’s margins and boosting numbers for the state’s biggest minor party, the right-leaning Conservative Party.
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WFP instant lawsuits ???
Thus – divide and conquer what little remains of the rightwing in New York State.
See CA – DEAD GOP.