Sentences with phrase «election watchdog»

Seattle's election watchdog has slammed Facebook, saying that the social media platform has violated a law, by not disclosing the names of those purchasing political ads.

Election watchdog reopens investigation into Vote Leave's payments to a fashion student who then spent large sums with social media marketing firm

«If you have a machine collecting and recording votes with an electronic ballot box there's no way to go back after the fact and see if the machine made a mistake, whether through malice or simple software error,» says Stanford University computer science professor David Dill and founder of Verified Voting Foundation, a nonpartisan election watchdog.

But the election watchdog said it would not speculate on when the investigation was likely to be concluded.

A major investor in Wonga, a banker and two billionaire hedge fund managers head a list of Conservative donors in the final set of election watchdog data released before Thursday's general election.

Golos, Russia's main election watchdog, said it had received numerous reports of «carousel voting», where groups of people are taken to several different polling stations.

Where is the Attorney General or the election watchdog?

The internal investigation was the result of a probe by the UK's election watchdog, the Electoral Commission, into whether Russia may have used online platforms to interfere with the EU referendum.

Groups backing Brexit are winning the fundraising battle in the EU referendum campaign, according to figures released by the elections watchdog.

The state's top elections watchdog quietly filed a lawsuit last month that could set a precedent curbing candidates» ability to accept coordinated donations through the so - called «LLC loophole.»

The elections watchdog the Electoral Commission tinkered with the wording and that has been accepted by both sides.

He said the elections watchdog should be abolished or have its senior management replaced.

That doesn't impress state election watchdogs, however, for two reasons.

The Conservative party will not face an official inquiry into allegations that it broke electoral law by failing to declare News International «s payments to its former head of communications, Andy Coulson, after the elections watchdog concluded that there was insufficient evidence of a breach.

On 11 September 2012 the Electoral Commission, the independent elections watchdog in the UK, announced it would run a public awareness campaign from Monday 22 October 2012 until polling day 15 November 2012.

The UK elections watchdog has launched an investigation into whether the official Brexit campaign breached spending limits in the EU referendum.

Not exact matches

Despite scoring relatively high in accountability and transparency by nonprofit watchdogs, the foundation nonetheless became a flash - point in the 2016 election.

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters)- Two U.S. Democratic politicians asked a government watchdog on Monday to scrutinize implementation of President Donald Trump's tax law, warning that the administration could use new tax guidelines to create the appearance of a large middle - class tax cut ahead of the 2018 mid-term elections.

Mr. Cohen said that he had given a similar statement to the Federal Election Commission in response to a complaint filed by the government watchdog group Common Cause, which contended that the payment, made through a limited liability company that Mr. Cohen established, was an in - kind contribution to the Trump campaign.

Common Cause, the left - leaning watchdog group, strongly believes that the McDougal payment was not a legitimate press function, and has filed a Federal Election Commission complaint against both Trump and American Media Inc. over the payment, calling it «an illegal corporate in - kind contribution to the 2016 Trump campaign.»

Watchdog group Common Cause filed complaints with the Justice Department and Federal Election Commission arguing that the settlement amounted to an unreported in - kind contribution to the Trump campaign.

That payment is the subject of criticism from the watchdog group Common Cause, which filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission and the Department of Justice alleging it violated campaign finance rules.

Watchdog groups had previously filed complaints about the payment with the Federal Election Commission, the Office of Government Ethics and the Justice Department.

«It actually presents a relatively clean issue for the court,» said Lawrence M. Noble, a former top lawyer at the Federal Election Commission who is now the general counsel for the Campaign Legal Center, a watchdog group.

«That is an explicit acknowledgment that this payment was about the election and was about hiding information from voters immediately before the presidential election,» said Paul S. Ryan, vice president of policy and litigation at watchdog group Common Cause, which filed a legal claim over the payment.

Campaign finance watchdog groups have filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission and the Justice Department alleging that the payment amounted to an illegal campaign expenditure.

Campaign finance watchdog groups have filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission and Justice Department alleging that the then - secret payment amounted to an illegal campaign expenditure.

January 22, 2018: The campaign finance and anti-corruption watchdog group Common Cause filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission and Department of Justice asking them to «determine whether the payment was made by the Trump Organization or some other corporation or individual, which would additionally make it an illegal in - kind contribution to the campaign.»

Campaign finance watchdog groups have filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission and the Justice Department alleging that the then - secret payment amounted to an illegal campaign expenditure.

The watchdog group Common Cause has filed complaints with the commission and the Department of Justice, arguing that the payment violates election laws.

WASHINGTON — The lawsuit filed by adult film actress Stormy Daniels against President Trump bolsters claims that the $ 130,000 payment for her silence about an alleged affair likely violated federal election laws, campaign - finance watchdogs said Wednesday.

The government watchdog group Common Cause has argued that the payment was made to influence the 2016 presidential election and therefore it was an illegal in - kind contribution to Mr Trump's campaign that was never publicly disclosed.

KUALA LUMPUR - Electoral watchdog groups in Malaysia said on Thursday the voter list for next week's general election had major flaws, including the existence of a 121 - year - old voter, raising the spectre of possible fraud.

Now, the Common Cause watchdog group wants the Justice Department, the Federal Election Commission and Congress to investigate a $ 130,000 payment that President Trump's lawyer is alleged to have arranged weeks before the 2016 election for a former porn actress in an attempt to cover up her purported affair witElection Commission and Congress to investigate a $ 130,000 payment that President Trump's lawyer is alleged to have arranged weeks before the 2016 election for a former porn actress in an attempt to cover up her purported affair witelection for a former porn actress in an attempt to cover up her purported affair with Trump.

I was struck, however, by her recent tweet in the aftermath of Donald Trump's election last November: «Russian govt media watchdog blocks all Russian access to YouPorn and PornHub.

Colonel George Wigg, who has been the watchdog for scandals and security leaks in Harold Wilson's government and a close confidant of the Prime Minister (he helped win the election for the Socialists by exposing Profumo), became the No. 1 man in British racing last week.

The political action committee for Abbott Laboratories, the maker of U.S. market leader Similac, spent more than $ 1.5 million in contributions to federal and congressional candidates during the last election cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington - based watchdog of campaign contributions.

Last month, Common Cause / NY joined with other government watchdog groups in calling on the NYS Board of Elections to reverse its 1996 Advisory Opinion in which it adopted an ill - advised interpretation of the campaign finance law and opened up the LLC loophole.

Media watchdog says Ukip should receive same coverage as Tories, Labour and Lib Dems before European elections

The payment Stormy Daniels received is the subject of complaints by watchdog groups to the Department of Justice and the Federal Election Commission, which Trevor Potter used to be chairman of.

The open campaign system would make the audit process easier and less expensive for campaigns, public watchdogs and overworked election officials.

The suit could serve as a test case for her year - old unit, which has faced questions about its independence from Cuomo, and its ability to be an effective watchdog over what in the past has been a sparsely enforced election laws.

He did mention his own expected general election opponent, incumbent Comptroller Scott Stringer, attacking him as a fiscal «watchdog... who hasn't been growling» and casting him as complicit in Mayor de Blasio's misdeeds.

«For a second consecutive year, Cuomo's delay in releasing the number is especially puzzling, because — unlike his father before the 1994 election, or Gov. George Pataki before the 2002 election — he would seem to have nothing to hide,» McMahon wrote in a post on the fiscal watchdog's website.

A by - election is taking place in Rotherham on Thursday following the resignation of Labour's Denis MacShane, who was condemned by the parliamentary expenses watchdog over his expenses claims.

A spending bill that funds watchdog agencies overseeing Wall Street will offer lawmakers one of their last opportunities to undercut President Barack Obama's signature financial overhaul before the November elections.

«All of this makes clear that the Supreme Court was wrong in Citizens United when it unleashed big money in our elections with the promise it would be independent of candidates and office holders,» said Paul Ryan, vice president for policy and litigation at the nonprofit watchdog group Common Cause.

But more broadly, there's been a long - standing concern from government watchdogs that many similar organizations have failed to file required disclosure reports with the Board of Elections.

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.

Susan Lerner, the executive director of Common Cause New York, a government watchdog, said Mr. Paladino seemed to have two ethical standards: one for those he wants to toss out of Albany and another for those working on his election bid.