Many states have also enacted laws in recent years that make registration drives more difficult, with stricter reporting and filing deadlines for voter registration groups.
The two campaigns had spent roughly the same amount, according to campaign finance reports, as of the last filing deadline, Sept. 3, but Mr. Espada had $290,000 on hand for the final 10 days, compared to Mr. Rivera's $39,000.
Figures for another (and at this point, much more committed) rival, Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr., were not immediately available; the filing deadline for the report with the city's Campaign Finance Board is Monday.
As of the January filing deadline, 153 candidates reported receiving a total of $25 million in contributions, compared with 43 candidates who had raised $14.9 million at a comparable time in 1997, the statement said.
The meeting's disputes were finally disclosed by TerraForm and its reconstituted board at a Black Friday filing deadline, a disclosure first reported by FORBES.
Picus, a San Francisco teacher challenging House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, said his campaign received a lot of donations right before the filing deadline and had trouble completing the report.
Two hours before the midnight filing deadline, Westly had not filed a full report detailing, for example, the amount he spent on television advertising.
The other significant hurdle Mr. Forrester must clear is the June 30 filing deadline with the Federal Election Commission, when every campaign must report its finances.
According to the Commission, both campaigns were notified March 22 of the filing deadline and were sent a notification on April 22 that their reports were not received.
