A Kick in the Ball

Assemblyman Can't Stay Out of News

Last week we reported on Assemblyman Greg Ball and his strong statements to the New York state legislative body during the recent comptroller vote.

Assemblyman Ball (R-99) is back in the news as the state Board of Elections has reported that he failed to file campaign committee financial reports by the January 15th deadline.

Ball is one of 500 to miss the deadline, but he is apparently the only state level legislator. Ball could be subject to a $500 fine and court fees.

The Ball campaign, New Yorkers on the Ball, are saying it is all just a paperwork mix up. From the Albany Times Union:

Ball’s Chief of Staff Rob DiFrancesco called to say the assemblyman is aware of the problem, which was caused by a paperwork snafu not a deliberate desire to flout the law.

The Ball campaign has switched treasurers (Ball’s father, Robert, had the title, but didn’t want it anymore), and maintains it filed the necessary paperwork to do so.

However, it was unclear, DiFrancesco said, whether the BoE would accept the Jan. 15 filing from the new treasurer, Evelyn Perrault.

Editor's Note: In our previous story regarding Ball we stated that Silver called Ball to thank him for his comments. It has been brought to our attention that it was Spitzer, not Silver, who called to thank Ball. A link to a story about the call can be found here.