Sentences with phrase «election day limit»

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For sure, Mr. Moore would be on surer footing here if the Conservative Party of Canada hadn't pleaded guilty to violating election spending limits in 2008 and if the Harper government wasn't the only government in this country's history to have been found in contempt of Parliament and if the RCMP wasn't said to be presently investigating Mr. Harper's former chief of staff and and if two Conservative MPs weren't presently in court with Elections Canada and if the Prime Minister hadn't left for Peru without facing the House on the first day that Parliament was in session after the deal between Mr. Wright and Mr. Duffy was revealed and if the Prime Minister hadn't fail to show up in the House on the following Monday and if Mr. Duffy hadn't remained a Conservative senator for awhile despite having apparently claimed a housing allowance he shouldn't have.

Many countries have election silence laws, which limit or prohibit political campaigning for varying periods of time ranging from election day alone to as early as three days before the election.

While other provinces, most recently Ontario, and the federal government have moved to take big money out of politics, the Christy Clark government has not only said no to banning union and corporate donations, and no to municipal election spending limits — it has moved to eliminate pre-election spending limits in the 60 days prior to an election.

No longer should we understand the importance of our vote to be limited to Election Day or made worthless every time we «lose.»

Cuomo called for lowering contribution limits; requiring that all contributions of more than — including to independent expenditure entities — be disclosed within 48 hours, or 24 hours close to Election Day; and creating a publicly funded campaign finance system.

New Online Politics 101 chapter Twitter is the newest significant weapon in the online politics arsenal: while it was a very limited arena as recently as the 2008 elections (Barack Obama had all of 50,000 followers by Election Day!)

(If it hadn't been, the money would have had to have been returned by tomorrow, Election Day, since it is far, FAR over the limit).

While the Berks County legislator, a longtime advocate of limited government who billed himself as the true conservative in the primary, has neither encouraged or discouraged the nascent write - in movement, which began to take shape only a few days after the state's bruising primary election — a lopsided contest in which the heavily - favored attorney general and the GOP establishment unleashed a last - minute barrage of negative ads against Rohrer's insurgent candidacy.

And she supports limits on officials praising themselves in county - funded mailers, and a ban on mailers within 60 days of an election, an issue on which Martins has been silent.

With term limits facing Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, he is mounting his second bid to win that post in a contest due to be decided between Election Day and the first of the year.

(A governor has limited scheduling ability however, as state law requires that such a special election be held between 70 and 80 days from the date of a formal proclamation by the governor.)

Question topics included whether there are similarities between past defenses of states banning interracial marriage and current defenses of states banning same - sex marriages, his reaction to NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks's resignation, whether campaign contribution limits are too high and what Cuomo intends to seek as campaign finance reforms if reelected, whether he's going to the Somo el Futuro conference in Puerto Rico next week, whether he's worried that «minorities» will not turn out on election day and how his recent references to recent New York Republicans as being «moderates» reconciles with his past statements about «ultraconservatives» in the state senate.

She says lawmakers could vote to repeal the portion of the state's constitution that limits absentee ballots to voters who will be away on Election Day, or who are too sick or disabled to appear at the polls.

During a rally two days before the election at Rochdale Village, Thompson emphasized term limits before a crowd of supporters, which included U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D - N.Y.), U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D - Jamaica) and state Senate Pro Tempore Malcolm Smith (D - St.

«Every year, hundreds of donors give more money than is allowed by state law that has highest limits of any state capping donation size; scores of candidates fail to disclose large contributions received in the run - up to Election Day; thousands of filings obfuscate the identity of donors or the purpose of expenditures through the inclusion of incomplete or incorrect information; and dozens of incumbent lawmakers spend campaign funds for what reasonable people would unanimously agree are non-campaign reasons,» the report found.

He had insisted that, the statement by John Kudalor that the Police Service was considering blocking social media on Election Day, was a ploy by the NDC administration to limit communication between NPP members on Election Day and rig the polls.

Democracy watchdog the Electoral Commission set a # 11,003 limit on spending by candidates in Richmond Park in the 23 days between the dissolution of Parliament and the May 6 election - known as the short campaign.

Among them are term limits for state legislators, election reforms like same - day voter registration and stronger anti-corruption measures, and «home rule» provisions that would give New York City more control over how it taxes and spends.

# 100,000 per candidate, rather than the usual limit these days for seats in a general election of around # 12,000 - # 13,000.

Miner made the announcement one day before the Nov. 8 elections as she tried to quell a firestorm over her PAC's funneling of money through the state Democratic committee and sidestepping limits on how much the PAC could directly give to the candidates.

Although Mr Cameron has previously voted to reduce the abortion limit, his decision to raise the issue during the early days of the election campaign is likely to prove divisive.

A separate Electoral Commission inquiry into whether the national party broke election spending limits is also under way and is expected to come to a head soon, potentially within days.

In his formal objections to the election of Natrella, Gamache maintained the organizational meeting was held beyond the 20 day time limit from the committee elections.

Effective January 1, 2018, school district referenda to exceed revenue limits and to issue bonds will be limited to being held only on regularly - scheduled election days (i.e., the February spring primary or April spring general election, or the August (fall) partisan primary or November general election).

Election night saw limit down moves in the futures markets and then a full recovery and more the following day.

Each of the funds has made an election with the SEC to pay in cash all redemptions requested by any shareholder of record limited in amount during any 90 - day period to the lesser of $ 250,000 or 1 % of its net assets at the beginning of such period.

The fund has made an election with the SEC to pay in cash all redemptions requested by any shareholder of record limited in amount during any 90 - day period to the lesser of $ 250,000 or 1 % of its net assets at the beginning of such period.

(c) The Corresponding Secretary shall have charge of the correspondence including, but not limited to handling routine inquiries from the public, internal and external Club communication, and related questions; notify members of meetings; notify Officers and Directors of their election to office via special mailing or other approved method of communication; receive applications for membership; applications must be acknowledged within 15 days of receipt by e-mail or postal mail; check accompanying application must be sent to the Treasurer for deposit within 30 days of receipt; send copy of membership applications to President, Treasurer, Recording Secretary and Newsletter Editor; check new applicants references and report findings to the Board; receive complaints from members regarding applicant; forward complaints to Board via email within 15 days of receipt; notify applicant if his / her application was approved or declined within 15 days of Board decision; keep an up - to - date roll of the members of the Club with their addresses and other pertinent information and provide same to Website Editor; the mailing address of the Apricot / Red Poodle Club shall be that of the Corresponding Secretary; and carry out such other duties as are prescribed in these by - laws.

Incentives push toward keeping and copying data rather than deleting it — and using it to, say, quietly target the credulous with ads for snake oil, limit the groups who see certain real estate ads or serve African - American voters with ads designed to depress Election Day turnout.