Sentences with phrase «election spending laws»

Wylie told a select committee that the pro-Brexit campaign had a «common plan» to use the network of companies to get around election spending laws and said he thought there «could have been a different outcome had there not been, in my view, cheating».

The startling evidence, first unearthed by Channel 4 News and confirmed in a condemnatory report released last week by the Electoral Commission — the independent body that oversees election law and regulates political finance in the UK — suggests that the Conservative party gained an advantage by breaching election spending laws during the 2015 election.

Allegations that Vote Leave breached election spending laws in the 2016 referendum add to calls for electoral spending reform.

Not exact matches

The court struck down a Montana law that limited the ability of corporations to spend money influencing state elections.

«By contrast, federal tax law permits 501 (c)(4) organizations to spend money advocating the election or defeat of candidates, so long as such activity isn't the 501 (c)(4) organization's «primary» activity.

Collins pointed out that a big part of UK (and indeed US) election law relates to «declaration of spent», before making the conjoined point that if someone is «hiding that spend» — i.e. by placing dark ads that only the recipient sees, and which can be taken offline immediately after the campaign — it smells like a major risk to the democratic process.

However in another exchange the Facebook exec appeared not to be aware of a basic tenet of UK election law — which prohibits campaign spending by foreign entities.

Of the $ 3.9 million Trump» s committee spent in the first quarter of 2018, more than $ 834,000 went to eight law firms and the Trump Corp. for legal fees, according to new Federal Election Commission records filed Sunday.

Federal campaign finance law defines «expenditures» as any funds spent «for the purpose of influencing» federal elections.

The GOP has been affected much more than the Democratic Party by the change in the election finance laws, allowing Super PACs to spend arbitrarily large amounts of advertising money to support their preferred candidates.

Is there any law which prohibits foreigners (non-US citizens) from spending billions of dollars to sway U.S. elections by deliberately placing attack ads against certain political parties?

Finally, under new Racing, Pari - mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 1330 - a, any current gaming licensee who spends more than $ 1,000 supporting or opposing the November referendum on casino gambling must file their expenditure reports with the Gaming Commission as well as with the state Board of Elections.

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Governor Cuomo proposed a broad set of laws including stricter limits on campaign contributions and party spending on behalf of candidates, public financing of elections to match small contributions from individuals, and new public corruption crimes in an attempt to reduce the culture of corruption in Albany.

Appropriate laws about campaign financing and spending on election day should be enforced.

State election law allows former officeholders to retain their campaign treasuries and spend their funds on expenses like criminal defense.

In response to questions about by - election hotel expenses, the party responded that «all byelection spending has been correctly recorded in accordance with the law».)

In 2010, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that dramatically changed campaign finance laws, removing the cap on what outside groups, like the NRA, can spend to influence elections.

The laws include provisions against bribery, a new enforcement unit at the state Board of Elections and requirements including spending and contributor reports from groups issuing public communications for or against candidates or ballot propositions.

Say there was a law that limited how much a presidential candidate could spend during the election process per month all / most of the campaign money isn't used (According to this article there isn't...

«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.

But they did collectively benefit from well over $ 1 million from REBNY during the 2014 elections, which spent big to help the Republicans re-take the majority with an eye toward getting a clean extension — in other words, no pro-tenant changes — of the rent laws this year.

Kaminsky announced Monday he would back a pledge that vowed to back closing the loophole in state election law that allows limited liability companies to give unlimited donations as well as limit outside income for state lawmakers and curtail the use of discretionary spending in the budget.

Under the state's clean election laws, each gubernatorial candidate received a $ 6.5 million grant to pay for their campaigns in exchange for a promise not to spend beyond that amount.

Liberal Democrat spending plans in the party's 2015 election pledge will be «considerably less expensive» than the last general election, said David Laws.

David Laws says Lib Dem spending plans in its 2015 election pledges will be «considerably less expensive» than 2010.

A prominent component of relevant case law is the Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which ruled unconstitutional certain restrictions on corporate campaign spending during elections.

In every election since 1999, contribution and spending limits have been exceeded and the relevant laws have been observed in the breach by political parties and politicians at all levels.

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.

Charter school interests that was to see de Blasio's power over the school system weakened and real estate interests that want to see the status quo maintained in the rent laws spent big money to help the Senate Republicans and Cuomo in this election cycle.

The law that was challenged in Citizens United v. FCC was a general prohibition against corporations and unions from engaging in spending that affects an election.

Federal law allows leeway for money from a party's «federal account» — which is regulated by the FEC and intended to promote election of federal candidates for Congress — to be spent on «federal election activity» such as «get - out - the - vote» activities on behalf of congressional candidates that also could benefit a candidate for state office.

State election law prohibits current and former candidates from tapping campaign funds for «personal» expenses that are unrelated to political campaigns or holding public office, though both men say their spending was political in nature.

The state Democratic Party asked the Federal Election Commission on Oct. 1 for a legal opinion to support its contention that it's OK under federal law to spend an undisclosed amount of money from its «federal account» to pay for a proposed mass mailing that says, «On November 4th, vote for Dan Malloy.»

The law also has provisions pertaining to business relationships between lobbyists and lawmakers, changes rules about who can launch an ethics investigation and how, and requires the state Board of Elections to clarify requirements for independent campaign spending, the Associated Press reports, via the Wall Street Journal.

He estimates $ 1 million was spent on an army of attorneys for both sides — all ending in the most minor of election law transgressions.

«The Supreme Court ruling on Citizens United vs. the Federal Elections Commission prevents Congress from enacting laws that limit spending on elections,» said Councilor David Elections Commission prevents Congress from enacting laws that limit spending on elections,» said Councilor David elections,» said Councilor David Marshall.

This is the first big step by Bloomberg — who has committed to spending $ 50 million of his personal fortune this year to build a national grass - roots movement that will pressure lawmakers to pass more restrictive gun laws — to devise a political strategy heading into the November elections.

This year, with new laws in place that increase transparency and a far lower profile election, a far smaller number of independent expenditures, or IEs, have been spent, mostly slipping under the broader radar of political watchers.

«City law places clear restrictions on post-election spending and does not allow candidates to use public matching funds to build a war chest for future elections,» CFB spokesman Matt Sollars told the Daily News Monday.

Tina Bennet, an attorney who now lives in neighboring Madison County, ran against Fitzpatrick in 2007, and she pointed to his campaign spending as evidence that he shouldn't oversee a panel charged with reforming election laws.

Despite being formed by members of the I.D.C. and being the political spending arm for the conference, since filing as an independent expenditure the I.D.C. has sought to distance itself from the I.D.C. Initiative so as not to break election law.

Bill Mahoney, research coordinator for the New York Public Interest Research Group, said that while the spending seems to violate election law, it's not a major infraction.

Marty Connor, a lawyer representing the I.D.C. Initiative, told Capital the campaign committee has knowingly been spending on behalf of candidates despite election laws barring PACs from doing so.

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As a result of the leak, the organisation was investigated by the Electoral Commission for a potential breach of election law — though it claimed the money wasn't included in the # 100,000 they have spent on Scottish elections in recent years.

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Half or more agreed with the statements that Mr Cameron is «too keen» on staying in the EU; refuses to «shake up the Westminster clique»; has lost control of the UK's borders; should cut both spending and tax; and should bring in new laws to make it easier for voters to sack MPs in between general elections.

British election law enforces a spending cap on donations, however Sanni claims a donation of # 625,000 ($ 883,000) by Vote Leave to another Brexit group, «BeLeave,» was funneled to AIQ.

SYRACUSE, NY — District Attorney William Fitzpatrick's campaign has violated state election law by failing to disclose details of how he personally spent more than $ 20,000 in contributions over the last two years.