The national business group is free
of campaign spending limits because it does not donate directly to Buerkle; its campaign spending is classified as an independent expenditure.
Co-ordination between campaign groups is illegal under UK electoral law unless their expenditure is counted together — a law designed to ensure that no one can get
around campaign spending limits by setting up front groups.
In order to qualify for public financing, Connecticut candidates must agree
certain campaign spending limits and contribution ceilings from private individuals.
A version of this article appears in print on January 22, 2010, on Page A1 of the New York edition with the headline: Justices, 5 - 4, Reject
Corporate Campaign Spending Limit.
«Just as we've seen on his decision to
abandon campaign spending limits he once supported, it's increasingly clear that Eliot Spitzer believes there are two standards in public life — one for him, and one for everyone else.»
New Yorkers have learned much about Mayor de Blasio since Daily News Albany Bureau Chief Ken Lovett revealed that the state Board of Elections» enforcement counsel had accused the mayor of heading a criminal scheme to
evade campaign spending limits.
Hein included, along
with campaign spending limits and restrictions on vendors» donations a controversial matching - grant proviso for those running for legislature.
The Act says that political party activity that consists of contacting supporters who have contributed at least $ 20 to the party is exempt
from campaign spending limits.
An ex-volunteer with the campaign has also claimed Vote Leave donated # 625,000 to another group to get
around campaign spending limits, with most of the money going to AIQ.
In order to qualify for public financing, Connecticut candidates must agree to
certain campaign spending limits and contribution ceilings from private individuals.
«I would like to have
campaign spending limits.»
Campaign finance — The Scottish Parliament will set
the campaign spending limits, although the SNP government will have to consult the commission on any proposals.
Much of the early debate about Britain's coming in - out referendum on the European Union has concerned the operation of these rules: the wording of the question on the ballot paper,
campaign spending limits and the extent to which David Cameron and his ministers should go into policy - purdah in the final weeks.
He won by just 165 votes and was within # 252 of
his campaign spending limit of # 13,287 during the «short campaign» period, which covered the final 39 days before the May 7 poll.
Officials in the group were accused of funneling money through a puppet organization to get around
campaign spending limits.
Vote Leave would have gone over
its campaign spending limit if it had spent the money it donated on behalf of Mr Grimes itself.