Sentences with phrase «election law violations by»

The others are the case involving alleged election law violations by former Newfane Republican Sen. George Maziarz in March; the re-trials in April and May of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos; the Buffalo Billion corruption case trial set for June; and, on Long Island, the corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano in March.

Cuomo did take an off - topic question from The Buffalo News» Bob McCarthy and rejected Rick Lazio's accusations that he failed to pursue Election Law violations by Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr.'s counsel, Steve Pigeon, as «silly.»

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Cambridge Analytica secured contracts for US elections that were served by the UK - based SCL, despite the possibility that its use of data scientists with foreign citizenship was a violation of campaign finance laws.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court found that New Yorkers Together, which is funded by the Communications Workers of America, and a UFT organization called Teachers for Todd, were operating in violation of independent expenditure rules spelled out in the state election law.

Stronger enforcement of the law and penalties for violations will be enforced by a new body, the Fair Elections Board, to be situated within the state Board of Elections.

A state supreme court justice in Albany has ruled that the Senate Republicans must comply with subpoenas issued by the state Board of Elections chief enforcement counsel looking deeply into potential violations of state election law.

During intense questioning by the commissioners, Board of Elections officials admitted that they failed to follow up on hundreds of complaints and potential election law violations over the past several years.

The Law Committee shall advise the County Committee and the Executive Committee, or any committee or officer thereof, on any question of law relating to the discharge of any duty, shall consider and report on any matters of a legal nature that may be referred to it by the County Committee or the Executive Committee, and shall investigate all reports of violation of duty by election or other officeLaw Committee shall advise the County Committee and the Executive Committee, or any committee or officer thereof, on any question of law relating to the discharge of any duty, shall consider and report on any matters of a legal nature that may be referred to it by the County Committee or the Executive Committee, and shall investigate all reports of violation of duty by election or other officelaw relating to the discharge of any duty, shall consider and report on any matters of a legal nature that may be referred to it by the County Committee or the Executive Committee, and shall investigate all reports of violation of duty by election or other officers.

Essex County Democratic Election Commissioner Mark Whitney issued a belated ruling on specific challenges to petitions on Thursday, June 30, a procedure required by state law to weed out violations.

His candidacy has been married by his guilty plea to a misdemeanor violation of state election law for gathering phony petition signatures.

Maziarz, 64, was indicted, along with Sen. Rob Ortt, a North Tonawanda Republican and Maziarz's successor in the Senate, in a March 2017 case brought by Schneiderman over alleged election law violations.

Rolison was only one of a number of candidates tapped by Republicans Wednesday during a convention that was, for a time, closed to the public and press in move that Robert Freeman, executive director of the state Committee on Open Government, said was violation of state election law.

In real terms, these rules which exist in virtually every jurisdiction, include laws and regulations which forbid the unauthorized use of state resources for political purposes, contributions from dubious sources, violation of campaign funding limits as prescribed by enabling laws, the use of money to influence voters and election outcomes, non-disclosure of campaign spending, abuse of media, broadcasting and political advertising rules, and rules on declaration of assets, academic qualifications, health and other disclosures and internal party guidelines and rules.

A report by Sugarman in 2016 found «willful and flagrant» violations of election law by a group of political operatives known as Team de Blasio in channeling cash through county and state party committees to three ultimately unsuccessful Democratic Senate candidates» campaigns.

He read aloud a letter he wrote to Governor Cuomo demanding that Cuomo «fully investigate the allegations uncovered by [Board of Elections Enforcement Counsel Risa] Sugarman and reported by the national media concerning Mr. deBlasio's (sic) open and nefarious Election Law violations.»

Cuomo has returned to the effort to oust de Blasio with a vengeance, bolstered by the impact of state and federal probes into the mayor's official conduct and fund - raising activities, a newly disclosed state Board of Elections memo accusing the mayor and his allies of «willful and flagrant» violations of state law, and polls showing de Blasio's popularity in sharp decline, the sources said.

The report was penned by Gov. Andrew Cuomo ally and state Board of Elections counsel Risa Sugarman, who said there were «willful and flagrant» violations of campaign finance laws by the mayor and his political team.

State GOP Chairman Chris Healy had requested the investigation by Kane's agency, and on Monday, another top Republican, Senate Minority Leader John P. McKinney of Fairfield, said: «The crimes Sen. Gaffey committed and will plead guilty to, as well as his prior violations of state elections law, undermine the public trust placed in elected officials.

Back in the spring, he crunched numbers from the New York State Board of Elections and found that there were more than 100,000 potential campaign finance law violations by candidates over a two - year period.

He was also charged with two misdemeanor counts of misconduct in relation to petitions in violation of state election law related to an attempt to take over the Rockland County Republican Committee by packing it with his supporters

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Defended the highest - ranking non-elected law enforcement official in Cuyahoga County, who was a target in a state investigation of election violations committed by a long - time elected county sheriff, resulting in no charges.

Last year, Facebook disclosed that it had inadvertently accepted thousands of advertisements that were placed by a Russian disinformation operation — in possible violation of laws that restrict foreign involvement in U.S. elections.