N.Y. Elec. Law § 14-204
Limits on public financing
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Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2015
* § 14-204. Eligibility. 1. Terms and conditions. To be eligible for\nvoluntary public financing under this title, a candidate must:\n (a) be a candidate in a covered election;\n (b) meet all the requirements of law to have his or her name on the\nballot;\n (c) in the case of a covered general election, be opposed by another\ncandidate on the ballot who is not a write-in candidate;\n (d) submit a certification in the form of an affidavit, in such form\nas may be prescribed by the board, that sets forth his or her acceptance\nof and agreement to comply with the terms and conditions for the\nprovision of such funds in each covered election and such certification\nshall be submitted before the election pursuant to a schedule\npromulgated by the board;\n (e) be certified as a participating candidate by the board;\n (f) not make expenditures from or use his or her personal funds or\nproperty or the personal funds or property jointly held with his or her\nspouse, or unemancipated children in connection with his or her\nnomination election or election to a covered office except as a\ncontribution to his or her authorized committee in an amount that\nexceeds three times the applicable contribution limit from an individual\ncontributor to candidates for the office that he or she is seeking;\n (g) meet the threshold for eligibility set forth in subdivision two of\nthis section; and\n (h) continue to abide by all requirements during the post-election\nperiod.\n 2. Threshold for eligibility. (a) The threshold for eligibility for\nmatching funding for participating candidates for comptroller shall be\nnot less than two hundred thousand dollars in matchable contributions\nincluding at least two thousand matchable contributions comprised of\nsums between ten and one hundred seventy-five dollars per contributor,\nfrom residents of New York state.\n (b) Any participating candidate meeting the threshold for eligibility\nin a primary election for the foregoing office shall be deemed to have\nmet the threshold for eligibility for such office in the general\nelection held in the same calendar year.\n * NB Repealed December 31, 2014\n
§ 14-204. Limits on public financing. The following limitations apply\nto the total amounts of public funds that may be provided to a\nparticipating candidate's authorized committee for an election cycle:\n 1. In any primary election, receipt of public funds by participating\ncandidates and by their participating committees shall not exceed:\n (a) for Governor and Lieutenant Governor (combined) $3,500,000\n (b) for Attorney General or Comptroller $3,500,000\n (c) for State Senator $375,000\n (d) for Member of the Assembly $175,000\n 2. In any general or special election, receipt of public funds by a\nparticipating candidate's authorized committees shall not exceed:\n (a) for Governor and Lieutenant Governor (combined) $3,500,000\n (b) for Attorney General $3,500,000\n (c) for Comptroller $3,500,000\n (d) for State Senator $375,000\n (e) for Member of the Assembly $175,000\n 3. No participating candidate for nomination for an office who is not\nopposed by a candidate on the ballot in a primary election shall be\nentitled to payment of public matching funds, except that, where there\nis a contest in such primary election for the nomination of at least one\nof the two political parties with the highest and second highest number\nof enrolled members for such office, a participating candidate who is\nunopposed in the primary election may receive public funds before the\nprimary election, for expenses incurred on or before the date of such\nprimary election, in an amount equal to up to half the sum set forth in\nparagraph one of this section.\n 4. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the amount of\nprivate funds a candidate may receive subject to the contribution limits\ncontained in section 14-114 of this article. Any contributions so\nreceived which are not expended in the general election may be applied\nto the next covered election for an office for which such candidate\nseeks nomination or election.\n 5. A candidate only on the ballot in one or more primary elections in\nwhich the number of persons eligible to vote for party nominees in each\nsuch election totals fewer than one thousand shall not receive public\nfunds in excess of five thousand dollars for qualified campaign\nexpenditures in such election or elections; provided, however, such\ncandidate may receive up to five thousand dollars per each additional\none thousand voters over the first one thousand voters but shall not\nreceive public funds in excess of fifteen thousand dollars total for\nqualified campaign expenditures in such election or elections. For the\npurposes of this section, the number of persons eligible to vote for\nparty nominees in a primary election shall be as determined by the state\nboard of elections for the calendar year of the primary election. A\ncandidate for office on the ballot in more than one primary for such\noffice, shall be deemed, for purposes of this recommendation, to be a\nsingle candidate.\n
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.