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1 Written Testimony of Marina Pino, Counsel, Elections and Government Program, Brennan Center for Justice at NYE School of Law, before the New York City Council Committee on Governmental Operations re: New York City's Campaign Finance Program in the 2021 Citywide Elections & Preconsidered Legislation, December 13, 2022 [1] (2022)

handle is hein.brennan/wtntsmom0001 and id is 1 raw text is: BRENNAN CENTER Written Testimony of Marina Pino Counsel, Elections and Government Program Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law' Before the New York City Council Committee on Governmental Operations RE: New York City's Campaign Finance Program in the 2021 Citywide Elections & Preconsidered Legislation December 13, 2022 The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law welcomes the opportunity to testify before the New York City Council Committee on Governmental Operations on the success of New York City's small donor public financing program and the importance of reasonable disclosure requirements in ballot contests. For more than twenty-five years, the Brennan Center's nonpartisan expertise has informed policies that protect and expand democracy at the state, local, and federal levels, including public campaign financing programs and common- sense measures to bring greater transparency to election spending.2 The Success and Influence of the New York City Matching Program For more than 30 years, New York City's public financing program has served as a necessary counterweight to the power of wealth to influence our government. The program has helped bring more candidates and donors from different backgrounds into the political process and has given candidates the flexibility to spend more time interacting with their constituents, particularly those from under-served communities.3 1 The Brennan Center is a non-partisan public policy and law institute that focuses on the fundamental issues of democracy and justice and for more than 25 years has studied, litigated, and drafted legislative solutions regarding money in politics, voting, and election administration. The opinions expressed in this testimony are only those of the Brennan Center and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the NYU School of Law. 2 See, e.g., Gregory Clark, Hazel Millard, and Mariana Paez, Small Donor Public Financing Plays Role in Electing Most Diverse New York City Council, Brennan Center for Justice, 2021, htt ul, N C: / w-/, benccterer-wrk/ri- c -aa ,)cor-ts/srna1I-dovnr uhlicfiianc r las-role- ;_Michael Malbin, et al., Donor Diversity Through Public Matching Funds, Brennan Center for Justice & Campaign Finance Institute, 2012, hi p// bennacntc /o k h ts/donor-div styj-gu1 tpblicjriatchiri- funds; Angela Migally, Susan Liss, and Frederick A.O. Schwartz, Jr., Small Donor Matching Funds: The NYC Election Experience, Brennan Center for Justice, 2010, hc nter or/our- wor~k/rcsech ec )ortS/smadI (ofor-mlatctin =-funds-nN c-cicnn. x Cf-fC 3 See, e.g., Clark, Millard, and Paez, Small Donor Public Financing Plays Role in Electing Most Diverse New York City Council; Michael J. Malbin, Peter W. Brusoe, and Brendan Glavin, Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law 120 Broadway, Suite 1750 New York, NY 10271

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