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In these times of fake news and A-I generated misinformation, it’s often hard to learn the truth about local political candidates. That’s why the work of the Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee is more important than ever. And we need your help to get the word out.
Read MoreAs long as there are politicians who will say and do almost anything to get elected, there will be a need for the Westchester Fair Campaign Practices Committee (FCPC)….
Read MoreA beacon for truth in politics amid a national epidemic of viral misinformation on social media and no-holds-barred tribal national partisanship.
Read MoreA nonpartisan committee found one of two complaints "unfair."
A letter to the editor by Cortlandt Town Supervisor Linda Puglisi included a statement that was deemed politically unfair by a nonpartisan committee.
Liam Carroll, Puglisi’s opponent in this year’s election, put in two complaints to the Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee. The group’s found one of the complaints fair and the other unfair.
Two of three complaints against the Moving Rye Forward team are found unfair by a nonpartisan committee.
An ad for the Democratic slate of candidates in Rye was found unfair by a nonpartisan group that hears complaints about election season discourse.
Jennifer Mebes Flagg of Chappaqua has been appointed coordinator of the Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee. The nonprofit was formed in 1991 to promote honesty and fairness in Westchester’s political campaigns. It typically hears complaints from candidates who believe their opponents have been dishonest in campaign literature or gone so far as to defame them. In the position of coordinator, Flagg will act as liaison between the committee, candidates who file complaints and those facing allegations of unfairness.
A Nonbinding Ruling Found 3 "Unfair Practices"
The challenger looking to unseat Westchester County Legislator Virginia Perez didn’t play fair in his campaign literature, an independent committee ruled.
The nonpartisan Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee found “unfair” three complaints against London Reyes, an activist looking to win a Democratic primary Tuesday and oust Perez from legislative District 17 in southwest Yonkers.
Jennifer Mebes Flagg of Chappaqua has been appointed coordinator of the Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee, a nonprofit that has been promoting honest and fair political campaigns in Westchester County since 1991. Miriam Cohen of Larchmont, who has served commendably for ten years, is stepping down as coordinator but remaining a committee member.
Read MoreThe Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee recently unveiled its new website, faircampaignpractices.org, which provides candidates with information on what constitutes a fair campaign practice, and citizens with tools to identify and respond to dishonest and defamatory allegations.
Read MoreThe Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee, a nonpartisan, impartial committee that promotes a climate in which candidates for public office conduct honest and fair campaigns, began its 25th season by appointing Susan Pace Guma as Chair and electing three new members: Nick Beilenson, Joan Grangenois-Thomas, and Carole Princer Levy.
Read MoreMany people have been said to be turned off by campaign season mudslinging that invariably engulfs a certain percentage of political races. For nearly 25 years, a dedicated group of Westchester citizen volunteers has worked tirelessly in hopes of providing the public greater clarity between honest, forthright campaigning that is based on the issues and grounded in facts and candidates who have engaged in distortions and defamatory attacks.
The umpires have taken the field, signaling the start of the season of mendacity.
By “umpires” I mean the Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee—the panel of neutral arbiters that for the past 24 years has assumed the painstaking task of separating political fact from fiction.
Fair Campaign Practices Committee Promotes Honest & Fair Campaigns for 24 Years
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