Sentences with phrase «election expenses as»

The county takes the position that having granted the city and towns some $ 30 million a year in Safety Net and election expenses as agreed to under the 2014 1 percent sales tax extender deal, it needs money «to offset critical county expenses,» according to the joint release.

The county takes the position that having granted the city and towns some $ 30 million a year in safety net and election expenses as agreed to under the 2014 one - percent sales - tax extender, it needs money «to offset critical county expenses,» according to the joint release.

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The expenditures upon which we seek a report are those that Congress has said to not warrant a deduction as an ordinary and necessary business expense, namely, lobbying, participation in the political system by supporting or opposing candidates for office, and trying to influence the general public or segment thereof as to elections, legislative matters or referenda.

Ultimately therefore the decision to extend voting rights to younger people will depend on both whether Labour wins the next election and crucially whether the party sees it as advantageous to increase its vote share slightly at the expense of becoming more reliant on a coalition of disparate interests.

A candidate must, at the same time as filing a return of election expenses under section 205K, file with the Electoral Commission a return setting out --

David Cameron will attempt to put the Maria Miller expenses row and questions about his handling of the case behind him as he launches his party's campaign for next month's European elections.

Hochul also served as an election monitor in Azerbaijan, and was reimbursed for her expenses while there.

In states that have caucus systems, passing the hat at election year caucuses to attendees is often the primary source of revenue (as well as one of the biggest expenses in the local party budget).

The Prime Minister's «irrational» backing of beleaguered Culture Secretary Maria Miller over her expenses is damaging the party's election hopes, activists warned, as a poll suggested two in three Tory voters thought she should be sacked.

Fiscally conservative groups including Unshackle Upstate argue against public financing for elections as nothing more than «labor's latest effort to enhance their political influence at the expense of taxpayers.»

The press as kingmaker!The Daily Mail swung the 1924 election for the Tories by publishing the forged Zinoviev letter.The use by «The Telegraph» of purloined discs on MPs expenses was more damaging to Labour than the conservatives because it discredited parliament, differential voting did the rest.

McGovern was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Wirral South in December 2009, following Ben Chapman's decision to stand down at the next election for family reasons following adverse publicity in The Daily Telegraph over the expenses scandal, and subsequently won the seat in the 2010 general election, defeating the Conservative candidate, Jeff Clarke, by 531 votes.

The Electoral Commission has not yet stated in public if it will widen its inquiries as the Conservatives have asked, but the Labour MP Cat Smith is being investigated over her election expenses return.

As a result of an electoral agreement with the Labour Party, [2] «Labour and Co-operative Party» candidates receive financial help with election expenses from the Co-operative Party, including funding parliamentary candidates.

The decline of the two - party system has been happening for years - in 1951, 97 per cent of the electorate voted either Labour or Conservative; in the last election, that was below 70 per cent - but the MPs» expenses scandal has put the final boot into politics as we've known it.

Conservative chairman Patrick McLoughlin appears to be feeling the pressure as his party has been fined a record # 70,000 for breaking election expenses rules.

The long - stalled Suffolk district attorney's investigation into whether Babylon Democratic chairman Robert Stricoff took as much as $ 120,000 in unauthorized raises and personal expenses has moved to the state Board of Elections.

It emphasizes that the Senate GOP's housekeeping account's spending has spiked ahead of Senate elections every two years, on expenses such as «issue advocacy» and polling.

Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) barred five MPs from standing as official Labour Party candidates at the 2010 general election in the wake of the United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal.

«LEANING IN, POLITICS EDITION» — Daily News Edit Board: «In a unanimous vote of the Federal Election Commission, Liuba Grechen Shirley, running for Congress on Long Island — mom to a 2 - year - old and a 3 - year - old — won the okay to use campaign funds for child - care expenses necessary as she runs for office.

As the MPs» expenses row threatens to overshadow the forthcoming elections it is local councillors» claims which are now being placed under the microscope as voters across the country want to know what their local representatives are spendinAs the MPs» expenses row threatens to overshadow the forthcoming elections it is local councillors» claims which are now being placed under the microscope as voters across the country want to know what their local representatives are spendinas voters across the country want to know what their local representatives are spending.

A battle over the one - percent extension was waged between assemblyman Cahill and Hein in 2013, with Cahill insisting that as a condition of his support for state passage, the county assume the cost of safety - net expenses and election over a three - year phase - in.

Voters do not care about Tony Abbott's alleged crises such as the Speaker resigning over the expenses row, according to Lynton Crosby, one of the advisers credited with helping David Cameron win the British election.

Gibson announced his immediate resignation from Parliament on the 5th June 2009, having been banned from standing as a Labour candidate at the next election after being criticised in the expenses row.

The idea that party supporters should be somehow included in the leadership election (originally proposed by David Lammy) should therefore be rejected for the same reason as primaries at a local level — non-membership should not be rewarded at the expense of members: instead, supporters should be encouraged to join with lower membership fees and the opportunity to participate in a leadership election as they were in 2010.

A battle over the 1 percent surtax was waged between Cahill and Hein in 2013, with Cahill insisting that as a condition of his support for state passage, the county assume the cost of Safety Net welfare expenses and elections over a three - year phase - in.

«While it's well - intentioned by them,» said Mike Reich, a member of the Queens party who presided over the meeting, «the executive committee has voted to table this because the additional expenses would be astronomical and the restrictions on it would hamper the ability of the political party to operate in an election time where you have to make quick expenditures in response to Republicans — as you know, Republicans can drop a million dollars in a district in a blink of an eye — and we have to be able to respond.»

In June, at the European election that triggered this BBC decision, many voted for the BNP as a protest against the mainstream parties at the height of the MPs» expenses scandal.

Since a tie vote was considered a «failure to elect,» Seaman remained in her seat until the next election, as the board did not choose to hold a special election due to its expense.

Passholders include former Conservative minister Jonathan Aitken, who was jailed in 1999 for perjury and perverting the course of justice, as well as several ex-MPs who left the House in the 2010 election following the expenses scandal.

His report said: «We think it would be highly undesirable for any MP leaving Parliament at the next election after seriously abusing the expenses system to receive a payment widely regarded as a «golden goodbye».»

If no Section 83 (b) election has been made, then the dividend is compensation income (i.e., ordinary income) and is deductible by the employer as compensation expense.

For up to three (3) months following the election, all ballots received by the Recording Secretary, as well as the names of the persons casting such ballots, shall be made available for inspection by the Board at its request, and by any Voting Member on the request and at the expense of such Voting Member.

Cornelia Parker named official artist of 2017 general election Cornelia Parker has been named as the official artist of the 2017 general election, receiving a commission fee of # 17,000 and travel expenses to create a work of art that will be added to the parliamentary art collection.

The pledge comes the same day as the Rochester by - election, in which the right - wing UK Independence Party (UKIP) is expected to win at the Conservatives» expense.

Jagdeep Chhokar, the head of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a non-governmental organisation that works in the area of electoral and political reforms, told the BBC that while political parties were required to include expenses on social media campaigns as part of a sworn affidavit to be submitted after every election, it was unclear how many of them were doing that.

Specifically, CFO David Wehner says Facebook plans for expenses to grow 45 percent to 60 percent in 2018 as Facebook invests in better security to thwart Russian election attackers, more content for its Watch tab of original video and research for its long - term bets on artificial intelligence, Oculus and augmented reality.