Sentences with phrase «around election spending»

Wylie told a select committee that the pro-Brexit campaign had a «common plan» to use the network of companies to get around election spending laws and said he thought there «could have been a different outcome had there not been, in my view, cheating».

Not exact matches

«And when a consumer is a little uncertain around their future and really trying to figure out what this election cycle really means to them, they're not as apt to spend as freely as they might have even just a couple of quarters ago,» said Penegor.

And, of the approximately $ 1 billion spent on the election by both parties, around $ 54 million has been spent on digital advertising, including mobile.

Going into the 2014 civic elections, the last until 2018, how open are local governments around southwestern British Columbia when it comes to the spending and meetings of their mayors?

The report argues that the current lack of rules around third parties creates a huge loophole in financing limits — essentially, anyone who wants to spend a ton of money to influence an election can simply channel it away from parties, corporations and unions and instead pour it into an interest group.

The shady analytics firm is believed to have gained access to personal data from around 50 million of Facebook's users, which it employed to inform online ad spending and influence elections.

Sen. Simcha Felder, a Brooklyn Democrat who has been conferencing with the Republicans since his election in 2012, providing an additional cushion to the majority in the closely - divided chamber, spent much of the final two weeks leading up to the budget deal either in his office, at the gym or hanging around — alone — outside the chamber.

The NEA has around 3 million members, spends quite a bit on lobbying, and makes substantial contributions directly to election funds and such (enough to rank as the third largest political donor in the US, according to opensecrets.org).

Totals for Assembly races have not been compiled for the past couple of election cycles, but they had previously come out to be about $ 40 million every two years, meaning that somewhere around $ 200 million can be expected to be spent on legislative races every four years.

Running the 2010 election along the lines of those of 2001 and 2005 — Labour spending v Tory cuts — will not work, believe those around him.

The coalition is struggling to find savings as it puts forward spending plans for 2015/6, after the Lib Dems and Tories agreed to commit to joint spending plans for a period of around ten months after the next election.

It has recently been alleged that the «Russia - linked» accounts spent 50,000 - 150,000 USD on some kind of «politically divisive ads» on Facebook before or around the US presidential elections in November 2016.

The data shows for the first time that Hamilton spent around # 11,000 on transport during the European elections, while Farage spent # 350 on transport during the same campaign.

Police from around the country are scrutinising claims the party broke election spending legislation

it was left futures who said that new labours first election was 1987 after kicking out militant and look what happened due to 2015, Momentum the new militant re-joined Ed miliband spent the last 5 years denouncing new labour, so new labour were around in 1987, but Ed miliband wasn't new labour

The era of the super PAC spending in state legislative races — when the ad buys, especially in upstate media markets can go a long way — has been around for the last several election cycles.

This was a far cry from the Lib Dem manifestos of previous elections, which had all revolved around a high tax - high spend model of service provision.

Scozzafava ultimately gave up her bid in New York's special congressional elections for the 23rd district after conservatives rallied around third - party candidate Doug Hoffman and charged Scozzafava was too liberal on a host of issues including government spending, taxes, and abortion rights.

NEW YORK — Neither of the two men running for New York governor are spending Election Day stumping around New York State for more votes.

They spent the better part of four years at each other's throats — but with election time rolling around, City Comptroller Scott Stringer and Mayor de Blasio are ready to...

For example, WEAC's spending hit around $ 550,000 on television and radio advertisements in 2009 and was crucial to the election of Tony Evers over school voucher proponent Rose Fernandez.

Two years ago, charter backers failed to oust county board incumbent Anna Song, despite spending around $ 200,000 on county schools» elections.

Some $ 1 million was believed to have been spent in the race, one of a few local elections around the country in which outside money played a role.

While we will never be able to equal the billionaires in their spending, it is absolutely vital that we significantly lower the ratio by which we are outspent — that is crucial to winning election races, and crucial to having money available for campaigns around key issues.

The shady analytics firm is believed to have gained access to personal data from around 50 million of Facebook's users, which it employed to inform online ad spending and influence elections.

The company previously told Congress it found around $ 100,000 had been spent on political ads leading up to the United States Presidential election.

In addition to creating the bogus accounts, which were designed to spread misinformation and influence US voters, Facebook said the Kremlin - linked Internet Research Agency spent $ 100,000 on over 3000 ads displayed around the time of the election.