Sentences with phrase «election experts say»

Election experts say Facebook must crack down on inflammatory ads on politically divisive issues such as immigration reform and gun rights, which were used to influence voters during and after the presidential campaign.

Tackling this insidious form of election interference should be a top priority for Facebook, election experts say.

Not exact matches

While the renewable industry has gained momentum in recent years, «the battle certainly got tougher» with the election of Trump, said Dan Kammen, an energy expert at the University of California, Berkeley and science envoy for the U.S. State Department.

Much like Mitt Romney in the 2012 election cycle, he'll need to try recasting his more elite experiences into a cohesive national agenda with a strong populist appeal, political experts say.

There is no evidence to support Trump's repeated assertion that he lost the popular vote to Democrat Hillary Clinton in November's election because people voted illegally, independent experts and analysts have said.

Experts said it was too early to tell how events in Rotterdam might affect the election, though the two front runners have both campaigned on tough - on - immigration themes.

Experts had said the unexpected plea agreement was a sign that Flynn was fully cooperating with the special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 US election and whether any Trump campaign associates colluded with Russian officials.

Of course reform wouldn't seem so out of reach if the Democrats managed to reconquer the House during the midterm election in November 2014, says Thomas Mann, a congressional expert at the Brookings Institution.

Election - monitoring experts have said they have found no sign of any organized illegal voting whatsoever.

«If this is true then it looks like Cohen may have made an unreported loan to the campaign rather than a contribution,» said Richard L. Hasen, an expert in election law at the University of California, Irvine.

But the fact that it was made so close to the election raises questions, experts say.

«Proving intent beyond a reasonable doubt is a really tough thing to do,» said Richard Hasen, an expert on election law at the University of California - Irvine.

This settlement should have been considered a campaign expense «because the funds were paid for the purpose of influencing the 2016 presidential general election,» Paul S. Ryan, a campaign finance expert at the group, said in a letter addressed to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein.

That said, a new leaf seems to have been turned this year with hedge funds returning to positive flows in the first quarter of 2017.1 Renewed interest has been spurred by the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, which some industry experts are predicting should bring meaningful tax reform, deregulation and infrastructure spending that we think could prove a boon to hedge strategies.

Despite the NDP and healthcare experts raising the alarm over the state of the Misericordia for over a decade, and the case for a new hospital being clearly and repeatedly made, during the 2014 by - election Mandel said that no action could be taken without further study.

Campaign - finance experts say these cases are tricky to prove, and Washington politics — the Justice Department, the Federal Election Commission and Congress are all controlled by the president's party — seem likely to doom any probe into whether federal laws were violated.

If the payment were wholly personal, said Richard L. Hasen, an expert in election law at the University of California, Irvine, there would be no campaign finance violations.

The problems were coming from foreign interference in American elections,» UC Irvine law professor and election expert Rick Hasen said.

Despite of all this Eastwooding, I like the pundits who say that, in this election, we need to make a serious case based on the recent studies of various expert economists.

Respected election expert Robert Hayward said the results will be «cataclysmic» for Corbyn with his party losing 125 seats across the country.

Experts say that few, if any, violations of the law are ever pursued, and the state Board of Elections has acknowledged that it has little recourse.

A study for the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) by leading communications experts has found that over a third of viewers said the BBC's election programme influenced their vote.

Jean - Yves Camus, who is based at the Institute of International and Strategic Relations, in Paris, and is an expert on the European far - right, said: «All the ingredients are coming together for the NF to achieve a higher score than ever before in both the municipal and the European elections next year.

Experts said the move makes the prospect of more by - elections much more likely than would have been the case had the coalition stuck to its original proposals in draft legislation published today.

So much for the all the pundits and experts who said Donald Trump wouldn't stand a chance in the general election.

Perhaps the most important deadline is Dec. 19, when electors around the country must meet to cast their Electoral College votes, said Edward Foley, an expert in election law at Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University.

Almost everything about Michael Flynn's guilty plea to perjury and his cooperation agreement with the special counsel investigation into Russian election interference suggests that it is part of a much bigger picture, legal experts said on Friday.

There is a «disloyalty» statute in election law, but it requires formal charges and a full - blown hearing, experts said.

«During the upcoming election, the Department of State will send a Florida elections expert from the Division of Elections to Supervisor Snipes» office to ensure that all laws are followed so the citizens of Broward County can have the efficient, properly run election they deserve,» Scott's office said in a written selections expert from the Division of Elections to Supervisor Snipes» office to ensure that all laws are followed so the citizens of Broward County can have the efficient, properly run election they deserve,» Scott's office said in a written sElections to Supervisor Snipes» office to ensure that all laws are followed so the citizens of Broward County can have the efficient, properly run election they deserve,» Scott's office said in a written statement.

«There's a lot of uncertainty,» said Richard L. Hasen, an election law expert at the University of California at Irvine.

But Spargo is a recognized expert on election law, she said.

Experts and good - government groups say the state should audit more ballots after an election to look for discrepancies.

Suburban voters typically constitute the swing vote in statewide elections, experts say.

But while previous presidential campaigns have used these funds to pay for routine legal matters such as ballot access disputes and compliance requirements, Trump would be the first president in the modern campaign finance era to use such funds to cover the costs of defending himself in a criminal probe, said election law experts.

Electoral maths suggest a 50 % chance of a hung parliament and a probable coalition in 2015 says an elections expert.

Experts have predicted Labour will suffer heavy losses across the country in the council elections on 4 May, while a study published on Sunday said it seemed unlikely the party would retain any authorities at all in Scotland.

In contrast to the turmoil created by the voters in the nation's governorships, this month's elections brought little immediate change in the legislatures, experts on state politics said last week.

Before last year's midterms, an overwhelming majority of education experts polled by the consulting firm Whiteboard Advisors said replacing No Child Left Behind would have to wait until well after the 2016 elections — if it ever happened at all.

«Elections matter,» said Scott Hochberg, an education finance expert and former state representative.

«Business as usual» say three Sparinvest experts in a comment to the US election.

And many experts say they don't expect the rest of the world to slack off on aggressive climate action simply because of the U.S. election.

But experts say that blindness to the risks posed by modems puts the integrity of American elections in grave danger.

Chicago Election Board spokesman Jim Allen said a well - known security expert who scours the Internet found names and other data from almost two million Chicago voters and called the authorities.

The computer expert who alleges a trove of Facebook data was improperly used to help President Donald Trump's campaign in the 2016 election says he will cooperate with a Justice Department investigation.

WASHINGTON (AP)- The computer expert who alleges a trove of Facebook data was improperly used to help President Donald Trump's campaign in the 2016 election says he will cooperate with a Justice Department investigation.

In the wake of the election of Trump and the UK decision to leave the European Union, Poelina said there is also a challenge for academics and experts to better communicate science in a language that is understood by ordinary people.