The top Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday evening that they are working to set a date for a special session for the legislature to respond to two separate court rulings by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City.
"Today's 2nd Circuit Court ruling confounded those who presumed to know what the court would do and what changes needed to be made in our clean elections laws,'' said Senate President Pro Tem Donald Williams and Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney. "The ruling upholds some of the basic principles that form the basis of the state's landmark law. Unfortunately, it also reverses key parts of the campaign finance reform law designed to eliminate the influence of special interests.''