Bruce Blakeman challenges New York's public campaign finance ruling in Albany court

Sat, 02 May 2026 13:56:00 +0200

Bruce Blakeman, the Republican candidate for New York governor, is fighting to regain access to the state’s public campaign finance program after being removed from it in March. The dispute centers on whether campaign paperwork was filed correctly, including a duplicate submission of a PCF-22 form and a later requirement that gubernatorial candidates and their running mates apply jointly. Blakeman’s legal team argues that the state created rules that were difficult or impossible to follow, especially because the required form was never publicly provided and key guidance was not included in training or the campaign finance handbook.

The case reached an Albany County courthouse, where Blakeman’s lawyer asked the court to force the Public Campaign Finance Board to provide the missing form and open a new filing window. The board, whose Democratic majority had ruled Blakeman ineligible, maintained that the necessary requirements were not satisfied. A judge said he would try to move the mat