2019 Off-Year Election
Public Advocate and City Council District 45
Contribution limits apply to all campaigns, whether or not you join the matching funds program. These limits apply for the entire election cycle. Both monetary and in-kind contributions of goods and services are subject to these limits. All candidates are prohibited from accepting contributions from corporations, LLCs, and partnerships. View a list of registered political committees for this election cycle.
| Office | New Program (Option A) Participant* |
Old Program (Option B) Participant |
Non-Participant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Advocate | $2,000 | $5,100 | $5,100 |
| City Council | $1,000 | $2,850 | $2,850 |
For more information on the new and old programs and how to join, see Join the Matching Funds Program.
If an individual contributor has business dealings with the city at the time their contribution is made, lower limits apply. Doing business contributions are not eligible for matching funds and do not count toward the threshold to receive public funds.
| Office | Doing Business Contribution Limit |
| Public Advocate | $400 |
| City Council | $250 |
Program participants must observe strict spending limits. A spending limit is the maximum total amount a campaign can spend during an election cycle.
| Office | Spending Limit |
| Public Advocate | $4,555,000 |
| City Council | $190,000 |
If a non-participant raises or spends more than half the applicable spending limit, the spending limit for all participants in that race will be increased by 50%. If a non-participant raises or spends more than three times the applicable spending limit, participants in that race will no longer be subject to a spending limit. The CFB will review disclosure statements to see if expenditure limit relief is warranted and will notify affected campaigns. Candidates may also petition the Board if they believe that a non-participating opponent has triggered expenditure limit relief. Candidates should never assume that their expenditure limit has been increased or suspended unless they receive written confirmation from the CFB.
Candidates must meet this two-part threshold, abide by the Program’s requirements, and face opposition on the ballot to qualify for public funding. Only the first $175 to $250, depending on the candidate’s program choice and office sought, of an individual New York City resident’s contribution is applied toward meeting dollar amount threshold.
| Office | Minimum Funds Raised | Minimum Number of Contributions |
| Public Advocate | $125,000 | 500 |
| City Council | $5,000 | *75 |
*Must be district residents
The Program matches each dollar a New York City resident gives, up to $250, with up to eight dollars in public funds, for a maximum of $2,000 in public funds per contributor. The maximum a candidate can receive in public funds per election equals 75% of the applicable spending limit.
| New Program (Option A) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Office |
Matching Rate |
Maximum Matchable |
Maximum Public Funds |
Maximum Public Funds |
|
Public Advocate |
$8-to-$1 |
$250 |
$2,000 |
$3,416,250 |
|
City Council |
$175 |
$1,400 |
$142,500 |
|
† 75% of applicable spending limit
| Old Program (Option B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Office |
Matching Rate |
Maximum Matchable |
Maximum Public Funds |
Maximum Public Funds |
|
Public Advocate |
$6-to-$1 |
$175 |
$1,050 |
$2,505,250 |
|
City Council |
$104,500 |
|||
‡ 55% of applicable spending limit
For more information on the new and old programs and how to join, see Join the Matching Funds Program.
2019 Public Funds Payment Schedule
|
Payment Date |
Based on Valid Matching Claims Reported in Disclosure Statement(s) Through: |
Payment Type |
|---|---|---|
|
April 15, 2019 |
Disclosure Statement #1 (due March 15, 2019) |
Primary (early) |
|
May 31, 2019 |
Disclosure Statement #2 (due May 24, 2019) |
Primary |
|
To be determined |
Response to statement review(s) with corrected invalid matching claims |
Primary |
|
June 20, 2019 |
Disclosure Statement #3 (due June 14, 2019) |
Primary |
|
July 15, 2019 |
Disclosure Statement #4 (due July 5, 2019) |
General |
|
September 6, 2019 |
Disclosure Statement #6 (due August 30, 2019) |
General |
|
October 10, 2019 |
Disclosure Statement #7 (due October 4, 2019) |
General |
|
October 18, 2019 |
Response to statement review(s) with corrected invalid matching claims |
General |
|
October 31, 2019 |
Disclosure Statement #8 (due October 25, 2019) |
General |