Biennan Centei foi Iustice, Centei foi Woiking Families, Citizen Action of New Yoik, Common Cause, Bemociacy

Natteis, S2 BI, 1199 SEI0

NYS0T, NYPRIu, ACT N0W, Albany Piesbyteiy, Asociacion ue Nujeies Piogiesistas, Biooklyn Novement Centei, Biooklyn Nove0n Council
BWICA Euucational Funu Inc., Capital Aiea Council of Chuiches , Capital Region of NY Nove0n, Catskill Citizens foi Safe Eneigy, Centei foi Bealth
Enviionment & Iustice, Centei foi Inuepenuence of the Bisableu of New Yoik, Citizens 0nion, Community voices Beaiu
Community Fiee Bemociats, CWA 11u4, CWA Bistiict 1, Bemociacy foi New Yoik City, Bemociat.com, Bium Najoi Institute, Fingeilakes Nove0n
Founuation of Integiative AIBS Reseaich, F0REE, uieatei New Yoik Laboi-Religion Coalition, Bungei Action Netwoik of NY State
Inteifaith Impact of New Yoik State, Iobs with Iustice LI, Iobs with Iustice NY, Long Islanu Coalition foi a National Bealthplan
Long Islanu Piogiessive Coalition, Long Islanu WINS, Nake the Roau NY, Nanhattan Young Bemociats, Netio Iustice of Rochestei
Netio New Yoik Bealthcaie foi All, Netiopolitan Russian Ameiican Paient Association, Nount veinon 0niteu Tenants
Nove0n Nanhattan Council , NASW-NYS, New Roosevelt Initiative, New Yoik State Nuises Association, NY StateWiue Senioi Action Council,Inc.
Paitneiship foi Public uoou, Peace Action of Cential New Yoik, People 0niteu foi Sustainable Bousing, Piisoneis aie People Too
Public Accountability Initiative, 0ueens County Young Bemociats, Schenectauy Community Action, Piofessional Staff Congiess - C0NY, Piogiam
Social Iustice Council of Fiist 0nitaiian Chuich of Rochestei, Syiacuse Peace Council, Syiacuse 0niteu Nieghbois
Tenants Political Action Committee, 0FCW, 0iban Iustice Centei, voices 0f Community Activists & Leaueis, WESPAC Founuation
West Siue Campaign Against Bungei, Westein New Yoik Peace Centei
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PUBLIC FINANCINC UF ELECTIUNS IS A KEY CUVERNMENT REFURM

Becembei 2S, 2u1u

Beai uoveinoi-Elect Cuomo,

W¢ writ¢ to strongly ¢ncourag¢ your l¢ad¢rsbip in proposing and ¢nacting a voluntary syst¢m of public campaign financ¢ ¢arly
in tb¢ 2011 l¢gislativ¢ s¢ssion.

0ui gioups stiongly suppoit youi bolu anu common sense pioposal to enact public campaign finance outlineu in youi Cleon 0p Albonv
policy book anu hope to heai it uiscusseu in youi fiist State of the State auuiess. We aie ieauy anu eneigizeu to woik with you to pass a
public financing of campaigns option in 2u11. As goou goveinment, civil iights, enviionmental, laboi, community, health caie, social
justice, anu giassioots auvocacy oiganizations, we aie uniteu in oui uesiie foi ieal iefoim. We fully suppoit passage of a system that
enus canuiuates' uepenuence on laige, piivate campaign uonations as a means to win legislative anu statewiue office in New Yoik, anu
insteau, makes electeu officials accountable to voteis by allowing canuiuates to qualify foi public funus to iun theii campaigns.
It will take someone in youi position, with youi vision foi a stiongei, moie uemociatic anu tianspaient New Yoik to leau the effoit to
tiuly clean up state goveinment anu change the cultuie in Albany. Like you, we all agiee that in oiuei to tiuly give Albany a "clean bill of
health," a system of public campaign finance along with othei campaign finance iefoims incluuing lowei contiibution limits, closing
loopholes, anu stiong but faii enfoicement, must be enacteu.

Foi uecaues, oui oiganizations have confionteu a state goveinment fiaught with coiiuption as we auvocateu foi changes in Albany. We
know that the public inteiest woulu be bettei seiveu if oui electeu officials weie able to iun foi office using a system of public campaign
finance, like New Yoik City's. Such a system piomotes tianspaiency anu accountability to the public. It iestoies the public's tiust in
goveinment anu encouiages moie paiticipation in the electoial anu legislative piocess. It encouiages genuine uebate aiounu issues.
Noie paiticipation, competition anu equal oppoitunity in oui elections system aie beneficial to eveiy New Yoikei.

You have an oppoitunity to cieate a moie functional anu piouuctive state goveinment anu piomote New Yoik State as a national leauei
in goveinment iefoim. Enacting a system of public financing of elections is ciitical to meeting these goals.

Sinceiely,
Biennan Centei foi Iustice
Nichael Waluman, Executive Biiectoi

Centei foi Woiking Families
Bave Palmei, Executive Biiectoi

Citizen Action of New Yoik
Kaien Schaiff, Executive Biiectoi

Common Cause
Susan Leinei, Executive Biiectoi

Bemociacy Natteis
Ioan Nanule, Executive Biiectoi

NYPIRu
Blaii Boinei, Legislative Biiectoi

S2 BI
Bectoi Figueioa, Secietaiy Tieasuiei

NYS0T
Steve Allingei, Legislative Biiectoi

1199 SEI0
Kevin Finnegan, Political Biiectoi
ACT N0W
Beathei Robeison,
Biiectoi

Albany Piesbyteiy
Cass L. Shaw,
ueneial Piesbytei

Asociacion ue Nujeies
Piogiesistas
Caimen Acosta, Secietaiy

Biooklyn Novement
Centei
Naik Winston uiiffith,
Executive Biiectoi

Biooklyn Nove0n Council
Beinauettei Walkei,
Regional Cooiuinatoi

BWICA Euucational Funu
Inc.
Naiia Alvaiez,
Executive Biiectoi

Capital Aiea Council of
Chuiches
Paul Rees-Rohibachei
Piesiuent,
Boaiu of Biiectois

Capital Region of NY
Nove0n
Ioe Seeman,
Team Cooiuinatoi

Catskill Citizens foi Safe
Eneigy
Biuce Feiguson, Biiectoi

Centei foi Bealth,
Enviionment & Iustice
Lois uibbs,
Executive Biiectoi

Centei foi Inuepenuence
of the Bisableu of New
Yoik
Susan Booha,
Executive Biiectoi

Citizens 0nion
Bick Bauey,
Executive Biiectoi

Coalition foi Economic
Iustice
Allison Buwe,
Executive Biiectoi

Community voices Beaiu
Sonuia Youuelman,
Executive Biiectoi

Community Fiee
Bemociats
vinny Alfonso, Piesiuent

CWA 11u4
ueoige Bloom, Piesiuent

CWA Bistiict 1
Chiis Shelton,
vice-Piesiuent

Bemociacy foi New Yoik
City
Tiacey Benton, Biiectoi

Bemociat.com
Bob Feitik, Piesiuent

Bium Najoi Institute
PI Kim, Biiectoi

Fingeilakes Nove0n
Pam uuelunei,
Council Cooiuinatoi

Founuation of Integiative
AIBS Reseaich
ueoige N. Caitei, Biiectoi

F0REE
valeiy Iean,
Executive Biiectoi

uieatei New Yoik
Laboi Religion Coalition
Rabbi Feinbeig,
Executive Biiectoi

Bungei Action Netwoik of
NY State
Naik Bunlea, Biiectoi

Inteifaith Impact of New
Yoik State
Robb Smith,
Executive Biiectoi

Iobs with Iustice LI
Chailene 0benhauei,
Biiectoi

Iobs with Iustice NY
Natt Ryan, Biiectoi

Long Islanu Coalition foi a
National Bealthplan
Estei Confino, Secietaiy

Long Islanu Piogiessive
Coalition
Lisa Tyson, Biiectoi

Long Islanu WINS
Naiyann Slutsky, Biiectoi

Nake the Roau NY
Ana Naiia Aichila,
Beputy Biiectoi

Nanhattan Young
Bemociats
Emmy Suzuki Baiiis,
vice Piesiuent
Netio Iustice of Rochestei
Iesse Lenney, Piesiuent,
Executive Committee

Netio New Yoik
Bealthcaie foi All
Naic Bannay, Biiectoi

Netiopolitan Russian
Ameiican Paient
Association
valuimii Epshteyn,
Biiectoi

Nount veinon 0niteu
Tenants
Bennis Baniatty,
Executive Biiectoi

Nove0n Nanhattan
Council
Steve Nuellei, Council
Cooiuinatoi

NASW-NYS
Kaiin Noian,
Biiectoi of Policy

New Roosevelt Initiative
Bill Samuels, Chaiiman

New Yoik State Nuises
Association
Shaun Flynn, Biiectoi,
uoveinmental Affaiis

New Yoik City Council
Piogiessive Caucus
Biau Lanuei, Nellisa
Naik-vivieito, Co-Chaiis

NY StateWiue Senioi
Action Council,Inc.
Naiia Alvaiez,
Executive Biiectoi

Paitneiship foi Public
uoou
Sam Nagavein,
Co-Biiectoi

Peace Action of Cential
New Yoik
ueialu R Lotieizo, Chaii

People 0niteu foi
Sustainable Bousing
Eiic Walkei,
Biiectoi of 0iganizing

Pictuie the Bomeless
Lynn Lewis,
Executive Biiectoi

Piisoneis aie People Too
Kaiima Amin, Biiectoi



Piofessional Staff
Congiess - C0NY
Baibaia Boen, Piesiuent

Public Accountability
Initiative
Kevin Connoi, Co-Biiectoi

0ueens County Young
Bemociats
Costa Constantiniues,
Piesiuent

Schenectauy
Community Action
Piogiam
Beb Schimpf,
Executive Biiectoi

Social Iustice Council of
Fiist 0nitaiian Chuich of
Rochestei
Iohn Keeveit, Co-Chaii

Syiacuse Peace Council
Iessica Naxwell,
Staff 0iganizei

Syiacuse 0niteu
Neighbois
Richaiu Puchalski,
Biiectoi

Tenants Political Action
Committee
Nichael NcKee, Tieasuiei

0AW Region 9A, Iulie
Kushnei, Biiectoi

0FCW Local 1Suu
Pat Puicell, Assistant to
the Piesiuent

0iban Iustice Centei
Boug Lasuon, Executive
Biiectoi

voices 0f Community
Activists & Leaueis
Sean Baiiy, Executive
Biiectoi

WESPAC Founuation
Naua Khauei, Executive
Biiectoi

West Siue Campaign
Against Bungei
Boieen Wohl, Executive
Biiectoi

Westein New Yoik Peace
Centei
Iames Anueisen, Chaii




cc: Ieiemy Cieelan, Special Counsel on Public Integiity anu Ethics Issues