New York City Campaign Finance Act

The New York City Campaign Finance Act is a local law that establishes a system of public financing, disclosure, and enforcement for municipal election campaigns in New York City. It was adopted by the New York City Council on February 29, 1988, as part of a broader package of ethics reforms following several local corruption scandals. It created a voluntary small-donor matching program and an independent Campaign Finance Board (CFB) to administer and enforce the law. The Act is codified in Title 3, Chapter 7 of the New York City Administrative Code and is commonly cited as the "New York City campaign finance act".

Scholars and reform advocates have described the system created by the Act as a pioneering model of public campaign financing that encourages candidates to rely on small contributions from local residents rather than on large donors, and as an influential example for other jurisdictions in the United States.