The New York State Public Campaign Finance Board (PCFB) is providing matching funds for statewide offices for the first time this year. The seven commissioners must decide whether the PCFB will allow Republican gubernatorial candidate, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, to receive up to $3.5 million in the GOP primary and up to €3.6 million in general election against Gov. Hochul. To deny Blakeman on a partisan basis would destroy the program, which was first developed by a special commission in 2019. However, four of the commissioners on the state PCFB are also highly partisan commissioners of the state Board of Elections. The regulations for the program state that defines "candidates running jointly for Governor and Lieutenant Governor" as a single candidate, are self-contradictory.