"Fiscal Accountability" is much more than just a campaign slogan.

And it is up to The People to hold our elected officials -- and those who want to be elected -- accountable.

And a great start is at the beginning: Understanding how candidates for elected offices finance (get the money) and then report (account for the money they spend) on their election campaigns.

The New York State Board of Elections makes it very easy for The People to review this information. Just follow the links below to review the officially filed reports from both elected officials and candidates for office:

• New York State Board of Elections Campaign Finance Disclosure Report Search
  http://www.elections.state.ny.us/ContributionSearchA.html

Note: Blank fields or notations such as "unitemized" are bad signals and can mean that the candidate is, at best, sloppy in their reporting or, worse, hiding something

• Campaign Expenses Search
  http://www.elections.state.ny.us/ExpensesSearchA.html
  

Note: For your convenience, the links above will open in new browser windows

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