Sentences with phrase «by party committees»

The 2013 law allows unlimited expenditures by party committees on candidates for legislature or statewide office.

The new law allows unlimited — repeat, unlimited — expenditures by party committees on candidates for the legislature or statewide office.

«There is an important and clear difference between attending an event with elected officials — even if they say nice things about you — and officially being endorsed by a party committee in a contested primary.

Campaign finance experts who spoke to CNBC said this type of spending by a party committee on behalf of a campaign is highly unusual but legal, and it appears the RNC disclosed it correctly.

The Democratic - led Assembly on Wednesday approved two bills that seek to clarify both political action committees, independent expenditure groups and the use of so - called «housekeeping» or soft money accounts used by party committees.

The four ballot - qualified parties (Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, and Constitution) will choose nominees by party committee or convention.

The legislative leaders» control over fundraising by party committees also enhances their control over members of the Legislature, to whom they dole out the funds.

The one legal caveat with independent expenditures made by the party committees is that whoever leads a party's IE effort can have no contact with the campaigns on which the IE program is focusing — a provision aimed at avoiding coordination between the two sides.

He said sticking points relate to labor and environmental issues, and to a campaign finance provision pushed by his Republican counterpart, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, to lift certain spending limits by party committees.

He was backed by the party committee and had support from Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, but he lost a September primary to Councilor Chad Ryan.

Balter has been endorsed by the party committees and is supported by several grassroots groups.