Sentences with phrase «election law experts say»

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«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.

«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.

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.

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.

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 Universilaw at Moritz College of Law at Ohio State UniversiLaw at Ohio State University.

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.

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.