Sentences with phrase «elections committee hearing»

Protesters barred from the Senate Elections Committee hearing this morning taking a critical look at public financing of political campaigns sought to make themsevles heard as much as possible.

New York State Bar Association's John Nonna, testifying before the Assembly Elections Committee Hearing, says it's time that New York caught up.

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«Frankly, it did not get the attention that I thought it should have received,» Johnson testified during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on election security.

Zuckerberg is facing 44 senators in a rare joint committee hearing to talk about how his company protects user data and deals with elections meddling, among other issues.

That goes for fake news, foreign interference in elections, and hate speech, as well as developers and data privacy,» Zuckerberg said in opening remarks before a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees.

Facebook and other tech executives appeared at hearings before House and Senate committees last fall to discuss the 2016 election and Russian influence of it, but it appears they may be headed for a trip back.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes his seat after a break to continue to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election.

The joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees involved Facebook's influence in the 2016 election and whether to regulate the industry, to which Zuckerberg is strongly opposed.

The court also mandated INEC to recognise the National Caretaker Committee of the PDP headed by Sen. Ahmed Markarfi, former Governor of Kaduna State in all matters pertaining the conduct of Primary Elections for Political Offices and the submission of the PDP List of Candidates for any elections to be conducted by INEC pending the hearing and determination of the Motion oElections for Political Offices and the submission of the PDP List of Candidates for any elections to be conducted by INEC pending the hearing and determination of the Motion oelections to be conducted by INEC pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

Senate Republican spokesman Scott Reif released a statement this afternoon defending the decision to bar protesters and organizations from attending the Senate Elections Committee's hearing on public financing earlier this morning.

Senator Brian Kavanagh, Ranking Member of the Senate Elections Committee, released the following statement: «Voting is the bedrock of our system of government, and we must do everything in our power to ensure eligible New Yorkers are able to access the polls and make their voices heard.

«They say they support free speech, yet they attempted to disrupt a hearing and prevent members of the Elections Committee from taking testimony on the City's taxpayer - funded election system.

On June 14, at noon, the Rules Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will hear a proposal to eliminate Instant Runoff Voting for the city's executive position elections.

Washington (CNN)- The House ethics committee will hold trial - like hearings on allegations against two Democratic members - Rep. Charles Rangel of New York and Rep. Maxine Waters of California - after the November 2 congressional elections in which both are running, the panel's chairwoman announced Thursday.

Melissa Mark - Viverito takes questions as she leaves a Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections meeting where she heard testimony from the Quadrennial Advisory Commission regarding a proposed raise for elected council members.

(right) speaks on Capitol Hill on June 28, 2017 as the committee conducts a hearing on Russian intervention in European elections in light of revelations by American intelligence agencies that blame Russia for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.

The NPR Two - Way blog will provide live coverage of the House Intelligence Committee's public hearing on the investigations into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election.

After a hearing in accordance with Election Law 2 - 116 and these Rules and Regulations, the Committee on Ethics may recommend that the Executive Committee remove any member or officer of the Executive Committee or of the County Committee.

The move to pressure the IDC comes after the Senate Elections Committee held a hearing that was critical of public financing, but also knocked for shutting out some advocates of the proposal.

Western New York political consultant and conservative radio host Michael Caputo's name came up during the House Intelligence Committee hearing, as members of Congress attempt to link him to Russian interference in the U.S. election.

The judge hearing the case involving the leadership struggle over the Bronx Democratic Party has sided with the s0 - called «Rainbow Rebels» and validated the election of Assemblyman Carl Heastie as chairman of the Bronx Democratic County Committee.

New York City «dodged a bullet» in avoiding a runoff election, said Douglas Kellner, Democratic co-chair of the New York State Board of Elections, at a Wednesday oversight hearing of the City Council's Committee on Governmental Operations.

House Intelligence Committee members, Rep. Peter King, R - N.Y., left, and Rep. Andre Carson, D - Ind., confer on Capitol Hill in Washingto in March during the committee's hearing on allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential Committee members, Rep. Peter King, R - N.Y., left, and Rep. Andre Carson, D - Ind., confer on Capitol Hill in Washingto in March during the committee's hearing on allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential committee's hearing on allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

The New York City Council Technology and Government Operations Committees on Wednesday held a hearing to consider the «Promise and Perils of Internet Voting» in municipal elections.

On January 16, the Montana House State Administration Committee heard testimony on HB 120, the Secretary of State's omnibus election law bill.

The procedures used to remove Zalewski follow those outlined in state Election Law, which says a member or officer of a party committee «may be removed by such committee for disloyalty to the party or corruption in office after notice is given and a hearing upon written charges has been had.»

At a recent Treasury Select Committee hearing, I suggested to the Chancellor that he would call a snap election on becoming Prime Minister.

Rangel said Tuesday that he wanted the ethics committee to announce a date for the trial hearing, instead of leaving him and the chamber on hold during campaigning for upcoming primary elections and the November midterm vote.

The Alabama Senate Constitution & Elections Committee will hear SB 265 on March 19.

With just two weeks to go before the November 8 general election, the City Council's Committee on Governmental Operations scheduled an oversight hearing for Wednesday to gauge the BOE's preparedness — something

«As Chairman of the Senate HELP Committee, Senator Harkin was instrumental in passing the 9/11 Health Bill by giving the bill its first ever hearing in the U.S. Senate, and Senator Gillibrand appreciates his invitation to speak about her goal of getting more women elected to the halls of Congress this election cycle,» said Glen Caplin, a spokesman, in an email.

The Board of Elections, a quasi-state agency funded by the city, is set to roll out a new website in the coming months which will provide New Yorkers with an «electronically assisted way» to fill out a voter registration form and an absentee ballot application, according to BOE Executive Director Michael Ryan, who testified at a budget hearing of the City Council's Committee on Governmental Operations on Monday.

A spokesman, Scott Reif, said the groups that advocated public financing «say they support free speech, yet they attempted to disrupt a hearing and prevent members of the Elections Committee from taking testimony.»

Poor Accessibility: Throughout its hearings, the Committee heard complaints that the voting system throughout Canada makes it difficult for many disabled Canadians to travel to polls on election day.

Chairman Chuck Grassley of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who recently suggested that any Supreme Court justice who was thinking about retiring do so right f**king now, claims that he won't hold any hearings or votes for a Supreme Court nominee during the lead - up to the 2020 election [Bloomberg]

It might be a snow day in Washington, but the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on election system security continued as planned.

According to its chairman, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence intends to call Facebook to a public hearing on Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee kicked off the first of three hearings this week examining the relationship between social media and Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

The Senate Intelligence Committee is expecting Facebook executives to testify at a public hearing as part of the panel's investigation into Russia's efforts to meddle in the 2016 presidential election.

Paul - Olivier Dehaye, co-founder of PersonalData.IO, a service that helps individuals regain control over their personal data, also giving evidence to the committee, added that he had heard reports that Muresan was being paid by an Indian billionaire who wanted Congress to lose elections.

On June 21, 2017, nearly eight months after election day, in an open hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, NPPD's Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications Jeanette Manfra confirmed for the first time that «election - related systems in 21 states were targeted» by Russian cyber actors during the 2016 election cycle.

As part of its ongoing Russia probe, the Intelligence Committee plans to release an overview of its findings on election security and hold a public hearing next week.

Facebook general counsel Colin Stretch revealed these figures today during the Senate Intelligence Committee's hearing with Facebook, Twitter and Google about Russian election interference.

A letter written by Democrat Amy Klobuchar and Republican John Kennedy said: «A hearing with the CEOs would allow the committee to learn what is being done to protect Americans» data and limit abuse of the platforms, as well as to assess what measures should be taken before the next elections.»

Facebook is still in the middle of its House Intelligence Committee hearing about Russian election interference, but the looming concerns over misuse haven't dampened its business as profits con

«The 2018 U.S. midterm elections are a potential target for Russian influence operations,» Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats warned in written testimony prepared for the Senate Intelligence Committee's Tuesday hearing.

At the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on election security, Republican and Democratic senators blasted Nielsen for the poor state of the country's cybersecurity election preparations following... (continued)

At the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on election security, Republican and Democratic senators blasted Nielsen for the poor state of the country's cybersecurity election preparations following Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential... (continued)

The Committee report lists the number of public hearings held and submissions received by the Committee and states that due to the federal election it will be unable to complete its inquiry.