Sentences with phrase «election commission against»
The American Democracy Legal Fund, a group linked to Clinton, filed three complaints with the Federal Election Commission against Sen. Bernie Sanders and two super PACs that support him.
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North Carolina Democrats filed an Federal Election Commission complaint against Tillis» campaign and the state Republican Party.
Common Cause, the left - leaning watchdog group, strongly believes that the McDougal payment was not a legitimate press function, and has filed a Federal Election Commission complaint against both Trump and American Media Inc. over the payment, calling it «an illegal corporate in - kind contribution to the 2016 Trump campaign.»
Citizens United lost a suit that year against the Federal Election Commission, and scuttled plans to show the film on a cable video - on - demand service and to broadcast television advertisements for it.
The extent to which Mr. Cohen was acting on his own in striking the agreement with Ms. Clifford and paying her is crucial not only to Ms. Clifford's case but also to the complaint against the Trump campaign and the Trump Organization filed with the Federal Election Commission.
The anger and indignation being felt across the world at terrible, fraudulent outcome of 2012 elections in Ghana came alive when hundreds of Ghanaians including members of the Coalition of Ghanaians against Electoral Fraud (COGEF), the Movement for Genuine Democracy (MGD), The Progressive Youth for Change and Transparency (PYCT) and The Stop tribalism in Ghana group demonstrated outside the Ghana High Commission offices in Highgate, North London.
Before the 2016 election, Mr Martin Amidu levelled so many allegations against former President Mahama, the NDC and the Chairperson of the electoral commission including planned vote rigging, corruption etc..
Mr President, the desperation so far exhibited by your person and your government in manipulating sensitive agencies of state like the judiciary and now the electoral commission to further your bid to win the 2020 election is totally against the spirit of democracy and peace bestowed by the NDC in conceding defeat at the Presidential election.
The 2014 European elections will be remembered as those that transformed the EU into a sort of Parliamentary democracy by indirectly electing the president of the European Commission, or as those that ditched the whole process and lead instead to the first «coup d'état» operated by the European Council against the European Parliament and the voters.
Guidance published by the Electoral Commission for non-party campaigners in relation to the UK general election states: «We are unlikely to consider enforcement action against non-party campaigners that have taken prompt steps to register, even if their regulated spending is already in excess of the registration threshold».
Dinesh D'Souza, pleaded guilty today to contributing $ 15,000 more than permitted to Wendy Long, R - N.Y., a 2012 federal U.S. Senate candidate in New York who ran against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D - N.Y. Charges of making false statements to the Federal Election Commission were dropped.
Of the $ 6.4 in independent expenditures reported to the Federal Election Commission, almost 90 % ($ 5.7 million) has been spent against the candidates.
Nader's lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission, over the FEC's refusal to even ask various state Democratic Parties and various law firms to respond to his complaint will be argued on January 14, 2013, in the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit.
Since then, Tenney has lost ground as independent groups spent about $ 900,000 on advertising against her campaign, Federal Election Commission records show.
In York's «Evening Press» newspaper of 12 April 2005, Maroney claimed it was «for selling loony merchandise against Electoral Commission rules»: to be precise the OMRLP's Financial Scheme as registered with the Electoral Commission, which meant any Branch of the OMRLP taking money on the party's behalf would be breaching the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 Part 2.
He had challenged the state election commission's denial, claiming it violates his right to free speech and puts him at a disadvantage against funded candidates.
Representatives of the state election board pushed back against the questioning from members of the commission, repeatedly emphasizing a lack of resources and staff at the organization.
Hartford City Council President Shawn Wooden has filed a complaint against state Sen. Eric Coleman with the state Elections Enforcement Commission.
The mischief embarked upon by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to discredit the Electoral Commission (EC), has backfired in the party's stronghold of Ashanti Region, with many people disenfranchised from voting in the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary elections by the Supreme Court decision in the Abu Ramadan and Evans Nimako case, against the electoral body.
Her claims that her government's negotiating position on Brexit was being misrepresented, that the Commission had hardened its own stance and that threats had been issued against Britain were mere buildup to her most extraordinary accusation: «All of these acts have been deliberately timed to affect the result of the general election that will take place on 8 June.»
Supporters of the Progressive People's Party (PPP) have threatened to boycott Ghana's general elections scheduled for December 7 if their Flagbearer, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom lose his case against the Electoral Commission (EC) over his disqualification.
«It will even be unnecessary to continue to fund the Independent National Electoral Commission since they don't want anyone to contest the 2019 presidential election against their party.
The election commission's now - settled lawsuit against the state Democratic Party, and lawsuits by the party against the SEEC, came after the state Republican Party chairman filed a complaint that the Democrats funneled state contractors» money into the 2014 gubernatorial race through a back door.
In January 2014, José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, said, «We are seeing, in fact, a rise of extremism from the extreme right and from the extreme left» and suggested that the election might become «a festival of unfounded reproaches against Europe.»
«Sarasota Democrat files election complaint against Scott» via Zac Anderson of the Sarasota Herald - Tribune — Sarasota County Democratic Party Chairwoman JoAnne DeVries has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission alleging Scott's U.S. Senate campaign violated federal election law.
Guber Polls: Bayelsans Steadfastness has prevailed - Fayose Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, declared on Monday that the Bayelsa State Governor and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Seriake Dickson and the millions of the good people of the state have shown steadfastness with PDP during the state's governorship election, which was, declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, noting that with the action which exemplified peoples» power against Abuja political oppressors, Bayelsans can rightly be described as «worthy heroes of democracy».
Senator Mark's counsel, Ken Ikonne and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lawyer Johnson Usman as well as the People's Democratic Party (PDP) counsel, Chris Alechenu had told the Court that section 285 (5) of the 1999 constitution was clear on the fact the day of declaration of an election result should be included in the days allowed for the filing of a petition before a court, urging the appellate court to dismiss the appeal and award cost against the appellate.
The race also was marked by two complaints filed against Coleman with the State Elections Enforcement Commission.
The Electoral Commission specifically warned against «excessive spending to prevent the perception of undue influence over the outcome of the election».
Secondus warned the APC - led Federal Government, the Independent National Electoral Commission and the security agencies against rigging the 2019 elections, saying that the PDP would not allow that to happen.
The National Elections Commission (NEC), has since ended their probe, but the Supreme Court is now hearing an appeal lodged by the Liberty Party and the Unity Party against the outcome of the investigation, with a ruling expected on Thursday.
Newly inaugurated chairman of Nigeria Lottery Regulatory Commission and former Special Adviser to Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Political Matters, Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle has declared interest to contest Oyo South senatorial seat under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) against his former boss and incumbent Governor, Abiola Ajimobi believed to be also eyeing the seat in 2019 elections.
Republicans in the Hudson Valley have sent a complaint to Federal Election Commission alleging Sean Eldridge, a Democrat running against GOP Rep. Chris Gibson, accepted an illegal in - kind donation from a local economic group.
Golub is a high - profile lawyer who has won multi-million-dollar cases and has represented not only the state employee union coalition, but also the state Democratic party in its ongoing legal battle against the State Election Enforcement Commission over the legality of financing of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's re-election campaign.
«Our Client hopes that the ongoing scandalization of his name is not a ploy by the Commission to give effect to the desperate attempt by the federal government to intimidate him and destroy his credibility and that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as well as other opposition leaders as the general elections approach in the pretext of war against corruption,» he wrote.
He urged the commission to guard against such a ploy which was raised by concerned parties in the election in order not to jeopardise the credibility of the entire exercise.
The prospect of an election is what has triggered the action against Corbyn and comes as a leaked poll commissioned by the party revealed that over one in four (27 %) of Labour voters was less likely to vote for the party following the referendum campaign in which 214 Labour MPs called on people to vote to remain in the EU.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has promised to punish any of its staff members found guilty of allegations against by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission during the 2015 general elections.
The failure over the years to systematically and consistently enforce sanctions against individuals who flout established laws during elections has encouraged the impunity and violence that often characterize electoral contest in Nigeria, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu has said.
Grow the Economy PAC, a super PAC funded solely by the Oneida Indian Nation, has spent about $ 580,000 against Claudia Tenney in her three - way race in the June 28 primary, according to Federal Election Commission disclosure reports filed by the group through Friday.
Although Tea Party activists have launched a campaign against the incumbent Indiana senator, whom they accuse of being too moderate, Lugar will report $ 900,000 in contributions for the second quarter of fundraising to the Federal Election Commission according to an e-mail sent to supporters Tuesday.
It will be recalled that the tribunal last Thursday threw out the petition filed by the PDP against the declaration of Senator Ajimobi as the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), accusing him of dual citizenship.
Washington — Those looking for signs that Ann Marie Buerkle is preparing for a third campaign against Rep. Dan Maffei won't find any in her latest filing with the Federal Election Commission.
For its part, Pakatan Rakyat has brought a case against the Elections Commission before the High Court which is currently under review, accusing the elections body of gross incompetence, however international opinion has long since accepted the results and moved on, with both the United States and China accepting the result immediately following the poll in eElections Commission before the High Court which is currently under review, accusing the elections body of gross incompetence, however international opinion has long since accepted the results and moved on, with both the United States and China accepting the result immediately following the poll in eelections body of gross incompetence, however international opinion has long since accepted the results and moved on, with both the United States and China accepting the result immediately following the poll in early May.
At the time, State Senator Gayle Slossberg, the only Democrat to vote against Malloy's plan, was quoted as saying, «I just think that the proposal in front of us undermines the independence and the integrity of the [State Election Enforcement Commission and the other] watchdog agencies,»
What these latest State Election Enforcement Commission reveal is that Patrick Riccards, ConnAD and ConnCAN have now moved past their efforts to influence policy through their lobbying and have begun to directly campaign for and against individual candidates.
If you're not familiar with WordRake, see my reviews of version 1.0, in which I tested its ability improve the writing of Justices Scalia and Kagan, and version 2.0, in which I tested it against the plurality, concurring and dissenting opinions in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission.
Arbour is involved with many other organizations including the Global Commission on Elections Democracy and Security, the Global Commission on Drug Policy, and the Global Commission against the Death Penalty.
Born 1950; lawyer (1974 - 80); law degree from the University of Athens (1973); diploma of advanced studies (DEA) in labour law from the University of Paris II, Panthéon - Sorbonne (1977); national expert with the Legal Service of the Commission of the European Communities (1988 - 1990), then Principal Administrator in Directorate General V (Employment, Industrial Relations, Social Affairs)(1990 - 1994); Junior Officer, Junior Member and, since 1999, Member of the Greek Council of State; Associate Member of the Superior Special Court of Greece; Member of the Central Legislative Drafting Committee of Greece (1996 - 98); Director of the Legal Service in the General Secretariat of the Greek Government (1996 - 1998); Judge at the General Court of the European Union (1998 to 2010, President of Chamber from 2004 to 2010); Member of the Supreme Council for Administrative Justice (2011 - 2012); Member of the Special Court for Disputes relating to the Remuneration of Judges and of the Special Court for Actions against Judges (2013 - 2014); Member of the Advisory Panel of Experts on Candidates for Election as Judge to the European Court of Human Rights (2014 - 2015); Member of the Committee responsible for giving an Opinion on Candidates» Suitability to perform the Duties of Judge at the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (2012 - 2015); Lecturer in European Law at the National School for the Judiciary (1995 - 1996 and 2012 - 2015); Judge at the Court of Justice since 7 October 2015.
Although he said in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that independent spending does «not give rise to corruption or the appearance of corruption,» Justice Kennedy authored a ruling in Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co. that mining company executive Don Blankenship's $ 3 million in independent spending for a West Virginia justice gave rise to an unconstitutional «risk of actual bias» in a lawsuit against the company.