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Gotham Gazette Mayoral Charter Revision Commission Hears Expert Testimony on Campaign Finance Reform by Ben Brachfeld

Mayoral Charter Revision Commission Hears Expert Testimony on Campaign Finance Reform

The Charter Revision Commission empaneled by Mayor Bill de Blasio met on Thursday at NYU for the second of four expert advisory issue forums, discussing what could be the marquee issue for this year’s commission: changing the city’s campaign finance system. The first meeting, held Tuesday, focused on voting and election reform.

Like the first hearing, Thursday’s saw the commission hear from invited experts on the topic at hand, and was broken into two sections. For campaign finance, the first panel discussed context and perspective of the city’s system from politicians and experts, and the second provided recommendations.

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