Sentences with phrase «under election laws»

Under election laws, Vote Leave was only allowed to spend # 7m on its campaign.

The maximum legal contribution for unions, which are treated under the Election Law as individuals, is $ 37,800.

Party committees have a much easier time receiving donations under election law than regular committees: They can receive up to $ 109,600 per donor, and unlimited amounts as long as the money doesn't go toward explicitly telling somebody to vote for or against a candidate.

The quirk in election law emerged from a 1996 state Board of Elections ruling that determined that each limited liability company controlled by a developer should be treated as if it were an individual under election law.

Under the Election Law, that report was due today.

Senate Republicans — who are major recipients of campaign dollars that flow through the LLC loophole — have bottled up legislation proposed by Democrats that would stop LLCs from being treated as if they were individual people under election law.

Former Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Ferebee ultimately denied Kosmider's request, arguing the records were protected under Election Law and renewed the call for a court order.

Now under our elections laws it may be legal bribery but bribery none the less.»

Under election law, Quigley will appear on the primary ballot at the party's official nominee while Donaldson supporters will have to write in his name.

Under election law alterations are to be initialed and dated, typically where they occur and on the first signature line of the petition to indicate that the alterations occurred prior to the first voter signature.

According to the Sunday Times, Cruddas believed any prospective donations from its reporters would come from Liechtenstein and would be ineligible under election law.

Not exact matches

Europe's de facto leader, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, had told the Bundestag before meeting with Putin Thursday and Friday that she wanted Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine, allow independent monitoring of the Russia - Ukraine border, and support free regional elections in the disputed provinces of eastern Ukraine under Ukrainian law.

Make smart tax elections Under the tax law, most expenses incurred in business are deductible, while most income is taxable (there are, of course, some exceptions).

Andrew Wright, a professor at Savannah Law School who was an associate in the White House counsel's office under President Barack Obama, said he was «glad to see the Trump administration acknowledging the legitimacy of the findings of our intelligence community and the Mueller grand jury: that Russians illegally interfered with our elections.»

«Any payment by a person such as Cohen on behalf of or in consultation with a candidate to influence an election is an in - kind «contribution'to the candidate under campaign finance law subject to a $ 2,700 limit and disclosure requirements,» he said.

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A hush money payment just days before his presidential election can be viewed under campaign finance law as a payment to protect his campaign from political damage.

Under federal campaign finance law, any expenditures by a candidate or someone working on behalf of a candidate must be reported to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Any move to ban on corporate and union donations in municipal elections must also include resources to enforce the law, which has been lacking under the current legislation.

Any payment by a person such as Cohen on behalf of or in consultation with a candidate to influence an election is an in - kind «contribution» to the candidate under campaign finance law subject to a $ 2,700 limit and disclosure requirements.

Under provincial elections law, he does not need to resign his federal seat until he is a registered candidate in a provincial election.

Subject to any fiduciary duties owed to our other owners or investors under Delaware law, these owners may be able to exercise significant influence over matters requiring owner approval, including the election of directors or managers and approval of significant Company transactions, and will have significant control over the Companys management and policies.

The implication is that even under Giuliani's description, Cohen may have still broken federal election laws.

, then it may count as an in - kind campaign contribution by Cohen — one that apparently went unreported to the Federal Election Commission and exceeded the legal limit for individual donations under federal law.

If the money was connected to Trump's ongoing presidential campaign, then it may count as an in - kind campaign contribution by Cohen — one that apparently went unreported to the Federal Election Commission and exceeded the legal limit for individual donations under federal law.

Under federal tax law, section 501 (c)(3) organizations may take positions on public policy issues, including issues that divide candidates in an election for public office.

Or whether you're voting in all elections, or a non-citizen voting only in BoE elections under new law.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ghana believes in the principles that democratic societies provide individuals with the best conditions for political liberty, personal freedom, equality of opportunity and economic development under the rule of law; and therefore being committed to advancing the social and political values on which democratic societies are founded, including the basic personal freedoms and human rights, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; in particular, the right of free speech, organization, assembly and non-violent dissent; the right to free elections and the freedom to organize effective parliamentary opposition to government; the right to a free and independent media; the right to religious belief; equality before the law; and individual opportunity and prosperity.

Certainly, the urge to get women involved some 60 years ago can not be downplayed with the involvement of Dr. Nkrumah himself in affirmative action policies and appointment of women propaganda secretaries and organisers right from inception of his government, It is remarkable that parliament under the CPP in 1960 passed Representation of the People (Women Members) Bill into law which amongst others made it possible for women to stand for parliamentary elections unopposed and subsequently saw the election of first ten female parliamentarians into the first session of the first parliament.

Dinallo also announced a six - point agenda for investigating public corruption, which includes stringent new disclosure requirements for charities (like, say, the Bronx - based Soundview, which Cuomo says Espada looted of more than $ 14 million), using the Tweed Law to investigate the misuse of public funds, and pursuing election law violations under the existing Executive LLaw to investigate the misuse of public funds, and pursuing election law violations under the existing Executive Llaw violations under the existing Executive LawLaw.

Since the Supreme Court has now prevented itself from acknowledging the question of whether Barack H. Obama is or is not an Article II «natural born citizen» based on the Kenyan / British citizenship of Barack Obama's father at the time of his birth (irrespective of whether Barack Obama is deemed a «citizen» born in Hawaii or otherwise) as a prerequisite to qualifying to serve as President of the United States under the Constitution — the Court having done so at least three times and counting, first before the Nov 4 general election and twice before the Dec 15 vote of the College of Electors — it would seem appropriate, if not necessary, for all Executive Branch departments and agencies to secure advance formal advice from the United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel as to how to respond to expected inquiries from federal employees who are pledged to «support and defend the Constitution of the United States» as to whether they are governed by laws, regulations, orders and directives issued under Mr. Obama during such periods that said employees, by the weight of existing legal authority and prior to a decision by the Supreme Court, believe in good faith that Mr. Obama is not an Article II «natural born citizen».

Under paragraph 3 of section 42 of Public Officers Law, the «governor may in his discretion make proclamation of a special election... which shall be not less than thirty nor more than forty days from the date of the proclamation.»

«This legislation strengthens the penalties for the BDB Loophole, which is already an illegal act under New York State's election law,» Murphy said in a statement.

The next general election is not due until 2020 under current laws, but could be staged within months if the next Conservative leader decides to seek a mandate through a national vote.

The Commission then submitted a revised request to the Board of Elections under the Freedom of Information Law only for publicly available information - without any Social Security numbers, criminal history, or other sensitive personal data.

Finally, under new Racing, Pari - mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 1330 - a, any current gaming licensee who spends more than $ 1,000 supporting or opposing the November referendum on casino gambling must file their expenditure reports with the Gaming Commission as well as with the state Board of Elections.

«It is forbidden under state election law to offer any kind of compensation to entice somebody to run for public office, or to not run for public office,» he said.

Under these New York State laws, candidates are required to file periodic financial disclosure reports in order to provide accountability by candidates seeking public office and to provide transparency in the election process.

(Under New York election law, candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, even if they're informally allied as Cuomo and Hochul are, run in separate primaries.)

Under New York law, a governor can call a special election, which then takes place at least 30 days but no more than 40 days later.

In addition to a federal investigation into whether Campaign for One New York donors, many of whom had business before the city, received anything for their donation, authorities are also examining whether de Blasio's unsuccessful bid to bring the state Senate under Democratic control in 2014 violated campaign finance and election laws.

Under current law, absentee voting is only allowed if an individual expects to be absent on Election Day, or because of physical illness or disability.

This is a clear element and criminal liability of fraud and impersonation because under the law, you can not be a Police Officer and still stand for election.

Ahead of last year's elections, state Senate Republicans boosted many of their candidates with financial support from a campaign fund that was barred under state law from being used to promote individual candidates, according to a court filing by the state Board of Elections» independent enforcemenelections, state Senate Republicans boosted many of their candidates with financial support from a campaign fund that was barred under state law from being used to promote individual candidates, according to a court filing by the state Board of Elections» independent enforcemenElections» independent enforcement office.

Under state election law, petitions are presumed to be valid unless otherwise challenged.

Under New York election law, candidates who run unopposed in a primary win the nomination automatically, and their names do not appear on the ballot.

Typically under New York election law, only members of a given political party can gather signatures for that particular party.

It appears that prosecutors have never made a criminal case under this section of state election law, a violation of which would be a felony: Records going back to 1999 show no arrests or arraignments on the charge, according to the State Division of Criminal Justice Services.

The mayor is facing investigations into whether his unsuccessful bid to bring the state Senate under Democratic control in 2014 as well as fundraising efforts for the Campaign for One New York, a nonprofit to advance the mayor's agenda, violated campaign finance and election laws.

The fund, which accepted contributions prohibited under state election law, was used, ostensibly, in the 2014 election cycle to support Connecticut candidates for federal office.