Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Photo courtesy of Wiki Commons.

State Senate

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he’ll back both Democrats and Republicans on a case-by-case basis.

Manhattan

Rep. Charlie Rangel re-affirmed his support for Guillermo Linares’ Senate bid.

Julie Menin has already maxed out on fundraising for the Manhattan BP race.

Brooklyn

Simcha Felder is in talks with a top GOP operative about managing Felder’s campaign – perhaps indicating the Senate GOP is behind his candidacy.

Opponent David Storobin continued to hit golf balls during a Jewish prayer at a recent charity outing.

Andrew Gounardes’ Senate campaign keeps hammering away on the Marty Golden/Feminine Presence story.

Elsewhere

Sean Patrick Maloney announced his campaign team against Nan Hayworth.

Cuomo’s next big push will be for campaign finance reform.

The New York City Board of Elections is chafing at criticism, but nonetheless is seeking improvements.

Mayor Bloomberg mocked the Board of Elections (again.)

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A ballot in Russian. Photo courtesy of Wiki Commons.

At a Board of Elections Commissioners’ Meeting Tuesday that was overshadowed by the Rangel/Espaillat congressional primary, commissioners couldn’t decide whether or not to support a costly bill passed by the state Legislature this session that requires ballots to be printed in Russian.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s counsel had written to the BOE seeking its advice and recommendations on whether or not the governor should sign the bill, but BOE counsel Steve Richman said that implementing it would be enormously expensive.

Implementing it would cost the city “$600,000 to $700,000 per election,” Richman said, for the more than 2,700 interpreters that would be needed to staff polling sites, and an additional $6 million per election for ballots.

The bill requiring the Russian language ballots was “written in a poor an unclear manner” that made it difficult to interpret, Richman said.

The cost projections seemed to alarm the commissioners, who said they would like Richman to write back to the Cuomo with their cost findings, without a recommendation on what the governor should do.

A bill requiring translation of voting materials into Russian was passed in 2009, and a stronger bill was passed this year because the earlier bill was never implemented.

All of which has displeased Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, who co-sponsored this year’s bill with State Sen. David Storobin. Cymbrowitz drafted a release calling for Richman to resign.

“Mr. Richman’s action comes after years of inaction,” the release says.

“The Board of Elections has refused to abide by a 2009 law, which I fought for, requiring that voting materials be translated into Russian. As the Board’s top legal official, he is responsible for his agency’s failure to abide by the law,” Cymbrowitz said.

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Rep. Nydia Velazquez.

U.S. Senate

A recap of the Republican debate last night.

State Senate

Some Senate Democrats reportedly don’t want to cut a deal to take back IDC members.

Brooklyn

The New York Post strongly backed Hakeem Jeffries.

Jeffries got endorsements in Howard Beach.

Barack Obama endorsed Nydia Velazquez.

David Storobin introduced a bill to repeal same-sex marriage.

Queens

Liz Crowley is to the right of her opponents on voter ID laws.

Manhattan

Clyde Williams doesn’t mind being overshadowed in his congressional race.

An Adriano Espaillat campaign memo says Charlie Rangel’s campaign has no enthusiasm.

Rangel maintains a fundraising edge.

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Charter School supporters are gearing up.

Brooklyn

David Storobin’s district office will be the same one that was used by Carl Kruger.

Charles Barron’s affinity for Nehru jackets could be a problem in Congress.

Tenants PAC is going after Marty Golden.

The Amsterdam News is backing Charles Barron.

Queens

A breakdown of the key neighborhoods in the NY-06 race.

A rare policy disagreement has emerged in the race.

U.S. Senate

Wendy Long’s campaign is using Fred Dicker’s words to fundraise.

Elsewhere

Ex-Assemblyman David Koon, who is running for his old seat, apologized for comments slamming his constituents following a 2010 loss.

There was a bit of a Twitter fight in the Democratic primary to take on Nan Hayworth.

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Andrew Cuomo reportedly is open to endorsing Ray Kelly’s possible candidacy, but would wait to see the outcome of the Democratic primary.

Malcolm Smith joked that he might throw his hat into the mayoral field.

Brooklyn

Who else may be eying a Brooklyn BP run, now that Carlo Scissura is out of the race?

The David Storobin campaign staffer accused of petition fraud will appear in court on Tuesday.

Queens

State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky said her new district is much like her old one.

The Queens Chronicle slammed Grace Meng for her consultant’s ties to a newspaper that runs prostitution ads.

Meng said in an email that the consultant, Michael Nussbaum, has a very limited role in her campaign, though he’s been described as Meng’s main consultant.

More labor endorsements were rolled out in NY-6.

State Senate

The Department of Justice gave initial clearance to the Senate redistricting lines.

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A poll commissioned by the Daily News shows that New Yorkers want Ray Kelly to run for mayor, but that it wouldn’t be a cakewalk.

An account of Bill Thompson’s evening at an intriguing rooftop party in Williamsburg.

State Senate

A college professor will formally announce his Senate bid today against Tom Libous.

Steve Katz released an ambiguous statement about whether he will stay in his race against Sen. Greg Ball.

Brooklyn

The David Storobin campaign staffer accused by Lew Fidler’s campaign of ballot fraud has been subpoenaed.

Gatemouth says that Storobin needs to see the writing on the wall, and run for Assembly.

Queens

Wal-Mart politics may be involved in NY-6.

Dan Halloran landed the Fire Marshals endorsement.

Liz Crowley got TWU Local 100.

And Grace Meng got South Asian support.

Elsewhere

Common Cause filed an amicus brief on the 63^rd district lawsuit.

1199 made endorsements in five House races.

House Majority Leader John Boehner sees New York as a potential trouble spot for congressional Republicans.

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