Overview

• Andrew Cuomo's campaign failed to qualify for $4.17 million in NYC public matching funds due to a technical error in donor data collection.
• The error stemmed from missing donor information caused by a glitch in the campaign's vendor platform, NGP.
• Cuomo's team has addressed the issue and plans to submit the necessary documentation by May 12 to potentially recover the funds.
• Meanwhile, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani received nearly $4 million in public matching funds, the largest single payment in the current mayoral race.
• NYC's public matching funds system provides an 8-to-1 match on small donations, emphasizing the importance of administrative precision in competitive campaigns.