Governor Pushes ‘Democracy Agenda’

March 19th, 2018

Last Thursday, Gov. Cuomo, joined by U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D – Minnesota), called for  the state legislature to approve legislation that he has proposed that would mandate transparency in political advertising and require online platforms to maintain an archive of political ads and strengthen the state’s election infrastructure in order to protect state elections from foreign influence. The Governor argues that state action is needed to protect the integrity of our elections because the federal government has yet to act.

Gov. Cuomo said:

“Hacking violations are a fundamental crisis that goes to the bedrock of our democracy. This legislation cracks down on the toxic cocktail of social media explosion, lack of protection and regulation and targeting in social media to protect the integrity of our elections once and for all.”

Last week, the Assembly approved the Governor’s proposal to expand the state’s disclosure requirements for political communications.