Candidates for City Elective Office

Pursuant to New York City Administrative Code § 12-110(b)(2), candidates for election to the office of Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, District Attorney, Borough President, or City Council member are required to file an annual disclosure report with the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board. The annual disclosure report asks for information concerning financial interests and outside activities during the preceding calendar year.

Candidates who have registered with the New York City Campaign Finance Board to receive matching funds must comply with the annual disclosure filing requirements found on the Candidate Matching Funds page.

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WHO MUST FILE

Candidates for Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, District Attorney, Borough President, or City Council. This includes:

Each person (i) who has declared their intention to seek a designation or nomination for election or re-election and has filed papers or petitions, or (ii) on whose behalf a certification of nomination, a designating petition, or an independent nominating petition has been filed, which has not been declined;
Write-in candidates who have been entered into the nomination book at the Board of Elections; and
Candidates who have been designated to fill a vacancy in a designation or nomination for one of these offices.

WHEN TO FILE

Candidates. Reports are due within twenty-five (25) days after the last day for filing designating petitions or independent nominating petitions pursuant to the election law.

NOTE: Candidates who have registered with the New York City Campaign Finance Board to receive matching funds generally have earlier deadline(s) to receive those funds. See the Candidate Matching Funds page.

Write-In Candidates. Reports are due within twenty-five (25) days after the primary.

Candidates Filing Vacancies. Reports are due within twenty (20) days after a certificate designating the person to fill the vacancy is filed with the Board of Elections, or within five (5) days before the election for which the certificate is filed, whichever is earlier.

HOW TO FILE

All candidates will file their full year annual disclosure report electronically using COIB’s Electronic Financial Disclosures (“EFD”) Filing Application.

Beginning in December, contact COIB’s annual disclosure help desk at 212-437-0739 to set up an account to access the filing application.
Beginning in January, contact COIB’s annual disclosure help desk at 212-437-0739 to obtain your assigned temporary password to log in to the filing application.

To access the Electronic Financial Disclosures (“EFD”) Filing Application, visit:

efd.nycnet/coib-efd (if connected to the City network, either on a City computer or by remotely accessing a City computer)
efd.ra.nyc.gov (if not connected to the City network)

The recommended browser is Google Chrome. To test whether you are connected to the City network, try to access CityShare. If you have access, you are connected.

PUBLIC INSPECTION OF ANNUAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS

Any member of the public may request to view a candidate’s annual disclosure report.

Whenever a candidate’s annual disclosure report is publicly released, the Board will notify the filer and provide the identity of the person to whom the report was released.

Information regarding the candidate’s spouse, domestic partner, or unemancipated child(ren) will be withheld from public inspection unless the candidate shares the financial interest with them or the Board determines that such information involves an actual or potential conflict of interest on the part of the candidate.

AMENDING AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

If you have unintentionally omitted certain information in the report or included incorrect information, you must amend your report by contacting the Board at 212-437-0739 or at efiling@coib.nyc.gov. Only the filer may amend the filer’s report.

Candidates for City Elective Office

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