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New York State Democratic Party did not spend money on Props 1, 3, 4 (Election Reform)
Albany Times-UnionALBANY — The state Democratic Party spent no money on the three ballot proposals that it unexpectedly lost Tuesday that were intended to expand voting access, according to Chairman Jay Jacobs.
The party, he said, was not asked by the political campaign committee and associated groups advocating for the propositions to back their efforts, otherwise it would have supported the cause.
"There was no initiative that we were asked to do by anybody to begin a campaign or undertake the financing of or the running of the campaign on these issues," Jacobs said. "Maybe, in that sense, the ball was dropped, but I will tell you that is not something that came to my attention."
Senate Democrats reached out to the party around mid-October for help on supporting the ballot initiatives, according to state Sen. Michael Gianaris, a Queens Democrat who was responsible for one of the ballot questions. That outreach may call into question whether Jacobs, as he said, was aware of the party being asked to support the ballot questions.
The party, he said, was not asked by the political campaign committee and associated groups advocating for the propositions to back their efforts, otherwise it would have supported the cause.
"There was no initiative that we were asked to do by anybody to begin a campaign or undertake the financing of or the running of the campaign on these issues," Jacobs said. "Maybe, in that sense, the ball was dropped, but I will tell you that is not something that came to my attention."
Senate Democrats reached out to the party around mid-October for help on supporting the ballot initiatives, according to state Sen. Michael Gianaris, a Queens Democrat who was responsible for one of the ballot questions. That outreach may call into question whether Jacobs, as he said, was aware of the party being asked to support the ballot questions.
NYS has not had a serious State Committee since Andrew Cuomo became Governor. He liked it that way.