Sentences with phrase «election law attorneys say»

Election law attorneys say the comments don't alter the core legal question: Whether the October 2016 payment of $ 130,000 to Stephanie Clifford, known as Stormy Daniels in the porn industry, was related primarily to the election that...

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All that said, the best way for you to find out exactly what it takes to get on the primary ballot is to: (1) hire a good election law attorney, or (2) contact the Suffolk County Board of Elections and ask them to provide you with the rules for ballot access, candidate qualifications (such as residency requirements in the district), deadline dates, and filing fees.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. joined the ongoing federal investigation into de Blasio's fundraising tactics last January after the Board of Elections» chief investigative officer sent a «criminal referral» to Vance's office alleging the efforts of the mayor's nonprofit to unseat the Republicans violated campaign finance laws, Vance has said.

The attorney general's seat is up for grabs in the November election, but state law says the Assembly and Senate can name a replacement in a joint session.

ALBANY — What began as a quasi-quixotic election law complaint led to the indictment Thursday of Steve Pigeon, a political operative tied to Democrats at the highest level of the state government, as part of a «years - long, mutually beneficial bribery scheme» involving a sitting state judge, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said.

Attorney Laurence Laufer, representing de Blasio and others named in the memo, responded to Sugarman last week, saying she showed «profound misunderstanding of election law.»

There is precedent for that request, said elections attorney Brett Kappel of the Washington law firm Akerman.

«There is a morass of rules about coordination of expending money that has been largely untested, since they are under two years old,» said Sarah Steiner, an attorney who specializes in election law.

During the 2013 county elections, taxpayer - paid political activity surged after former District Attorney Kathleen Rice said current laws were not strong enough for her to prove criminal misuse of government resources.

«Mike Ryan's experience as a law enforcement professional and attorney makes him highly qualified to be district attorney, and I urge Staten Islanders to support his election,» Sen. Gillibrand (D - N.Y.) said in a statement released by the Ryan campaign.

Attorney Jerry Goldfeder — who literally wrote the book on New York election law — said the state rule does not apply here, since this is a federal race.

Attorney Laurence Laufer, who worked for de Blasio's 2013 campaign, said in a letter Sunday to the election board's chief enforcement officer that the law allowed the types of donations in question.

«That is absurd overcharging,» said attorney Sarah Steiner when apprised of Tuesday's arrest and indictment filed against her former election law client.