2014 04 30 Legal Memo McCutcheon NY
State Aggregate Contribution Limit Statute is Likely Unconstitutional -LRB-... by Nick Reisman
Not exact matches
In an editorial on Monday, the Buffalo News criticized the New York
State Board of Election's decision to not enforce the state's $ 150,000 aggregate contribution limit, saying it sends a clear message that the system is «broken.&r
State Board of Election's decision to not enforce the
state's $ 150,000 aggregate contribution limit, saying it sends a clear message that the system is «broken.&r
state's $ 150,000
aggregate contribution limit, saying it sends a clear message that the system is «broken.»
The announcement from the
state board came following two recent court decisions concerning
aggregate contribution limits.
An 11 - page policy paper released by the New York Public Interest Research Group on Friday takes issue with the
state Board of Elections to suspend the
aggregate political
contribution limits in the wake of the Supreme Court decision, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission.
Broadly, NYPIRG notes the impact of the decision to suspend the
state's $ 150,000
aggregate limit for
contributions in an election cycle will have little impact, considering donors can skirt that through donations from a web of limited liability corporations.
A campaign can achieve primary matching funds by receiving
aggregate qualifying
contributions of $ 5,000 or more in at least 20 different
states, if this is done before the Green Party Presidential Nominating Convention (July 12 - 15 in Baltimore).
On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty issued a five - page ruling in New York Progress and Protection PAC v. Walsh, overturning New York
State's
aggregate campaign
contribution cap on donations to independent political groups.
In conjunction with the U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down
aggregate contribution limits, the lack of real reform in the New York
State budget empowers the 1 percent, wrote Katrina vanden Heuvel in the Washington Post.
Yesterday, the Albany Times - Union criticized the Board of Elections» decision to not enforce the
state's
aggregate contribution limit, saying it would allow a single wealthy donor to «pour millions of dollars into an election like this fall's, when every
state office will be up for grabs.»
The
state Chapter 70
contribution is based on a calculation made by the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education that sets a foundation budget based on the students residing in the district, weighted for their characteristics, and then calculates the necessary local finance
contribution based on
aggregate property values and income.
Although China recently surpassed the United
States to become the world's leading emitter of carbon dioxide, it will be many decades before the
aggregate carbon
contribution of China, India, and the rest of the developing world to the atmosphere catches up with that of the presently industrialized economies.
The case removes the
aggregate contribution limits to federal committees and also calls into question the constitutionality of any
state - law
aggregate contribution limits.
The Supreme Court of the United
States reversed the trial court and declared the
aggregate contribution limits unconstitutional.