Advisory Opinion Requests

This page was last updated on 05/21/2013.

Click on a name in the Requester column below to see a copy of an advisory opinion request.

The advisory opinion request documents can be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.  For more information, see downloading instructions for the Acrobat Reader.

Each Advisory Opinion is based on the relevant statutory and regulatory provisions in effect at the time the Advisory Opinion was adopted.  The New York City Campaign Finance Act and the Rules of the New York City Campaign Finance Board have been amended several times since many of the Board’s advisory opinions were issued.  You should consult the current versions of the Act and Rules to ensure that the reasoning and conclusions of an Advisory Opinion are still applicable, or contact the Board’s Legal Unit at (212) 306-7100.

Date Received	Requester	Advisory Opinion
05/20/2013	New Yorkers for de Blasio
05/14/2012	SEIU Local 32BJ	2012-1
04/13/2012	SEIU Local 32BJ	2012-1
09/16/2010	Considered by the Board sua sponte: Application of doing business contribution limits to undeclared candidates	2010-3
02/04/2010	Considered by the Board sua sponte: General requirements under the Campaign Finance Act, and requirements to participate in the Campaign Finance Program, applicable to candidates in a 2010 Special Election for City Council.	2010-2
11/30/2009	Laurence D. Laufer	2010-1
08/03/2009	John C. Liu	2009-6
07/10/2009	Green for New York	2009-7
06/26/2009	Gioia for New York	2009-5
03/31/2009	New Yorkers for Thompson	2009-4
12/22/2008	Peter F. Vallone, Jr.	2009-2
10/17/2008	Considered by the Board sua sponte: Additional request for comments concerning implications of extending term limits Comments of Isaac Abraham Comments of James Brennan Comments of Carlos Bristol Comments of Citizens Union Comments of Common Cause Comments of Bob Friedrich Comments of Leo Glickman Comments of Dan Jacoby Comments of Erlene King Comments of Carol Machulski Comments of Cleofis Sarete Comments of Jamin Sewell Comments of John Siegal Comments of Ed Taylor Comments of Women's City Club Comments of Harriet Yassky Comments of Kalman Yeger	2008-7
10/14/2008	Considered by the Board sua sponte: Implications of extending term limits
07/01/2008	Melinda Katz	2008-5
06/20/2008	Anthony D. Weiner	2008-6
N/A	Considered by the Board sua sponte: Exempt expenditures for post-election audit	2008-4
N/A	Considered by the Board sua sponte: 2008A Special Election	2008-3
N/A	Considered by the Board sua sponte: Speaker's Race	2008-2
N/A	Considered by the Board sua sponte: Threshold	2008-1
11/17/2007	Peter F. Vallone, Jr.	2007-6
06/25/2007	Eric Gioia	2007-5
01/05/2007	Anthony D. Weiner	2007-4
N/A	Considered by the Board sua sponte: Delivery of mass mailings.	2007-1
N/A	Considered by the Board sua sponte: Permissible uses of campaign funds.	2007-3
09/02/2005	Gifford Miller Comments from Ralph Andrews Comments from Christopher X. Brodeur Comments from Citizens Union Comments from C. Virginia Fields Comments from Anthony Weiner	2005-3
07/01/2005	C. Virginia Fields	2005-2
06/30/2005	Gifford Miller	2005-2
02/23/2005	Gifford Miller Responses Board response	2005-1
02/03/2004	Anthony D. Weiner	Withdrawn
06/30/2003	Herman D. Farrell, Jr.	2003-2