Sentences with phrase «expenditures of campaign contributions»

It was talking about voluntary campaign contributions and of course the expenditures of campaign contributions are guided by the Executive Law,» said Gallivan.

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That would appear to make Cohen's payments an excessive contribution to Trump's campaign, as well as an unreported campaign expenditure, both violations of federal election law.

These include activities considered intervention under the Internal Revenue Code in any political campaign, such as direct and indirect political contributions to candidates, political parties, or political organizations; independent expenditures; or electioneering communications on behalf of federal, state, or local candidates.

Matthew Sanderson, who served as a campaign finance lawyer for the 2008 McCain - Palin campaign, said the timing of the payment «strongly suggests it was related to the election, and therefore is either a contribution, or at least a reportable expenditure by the campaign».

Kraft Heinz and the Kraft Heinz PAC do not support Presidential campaigns, judicial candidates, super PACs or make contributions to independent expenditure committees, which is defined as money spent to support a political candidate, but not at the suggestion or request of the candidate, the candidate's authorized committee or a political party.

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.

Records show Lynn Nunes, who was six votes shy of defeating City Councilman Thomas White (D - South Ozone Park) during last year's Democratic primary, has dwarfed the incumbent in both contributions and expenditures, campaign finance records show.

An in - kind contribution is one in which goods or services instead of cash are given to a campaign, and in this case the entire contribution is also listed as an expenditure towards «campaign literature and assets,» according to the latest filings with the New York City Campaign Finance Boarcampaign, and in this case the entire contribution is also listed as an expenditure towards «campaign literature and assets,» according to the latest filings with the New York City Campaign Finance Boarcampaign literature and assets,» according to the latest filings with the New York City Campaign Finance BoarCampaign Finance Board (CFB).

Ralph Nader condemned the ruling, [79] saying that «With this decision, corporations can now directly pour vast amounts of corporate money, through independent expenditures, into the electoral swamp already flooded with corporate campaign PAC contribution dollars.»

Wooden's complaint, filed July 28th, alleged that Coleman's campaign has not reported campaign contributions or expenditures on its finance disclosure statement covering the period of July 1st to July 22nd.

This includes any activity considered intervention in a political campaign under the Internal Revenue Code, such as direct and indirect contributions to political candidates, parties, or organizations, and independent expenditures or electioneering communications on behalf of federal, state, or local candidates.

«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.

According to the indictment, they used an independent expenditure committee, the WNY Progressive Caucus, to raise money on behalf of candidates and circumvent campaign contribution limits.

There has been no shortage of broad ideas for disrupting the system: Banning outside incomes for lawmakers, enacting term limits, creating a truly independent ethics watchdog, closing a loophole that allows companies to skirt campaign - contribution limits, requiring more signoffs for expenditures of more than $ 1 million, to name a few.

House Democrats said the legislation is intended to «increase transparency» and show who is making contributions to outside political groups, and to reduce the influence of those independent political action committees making expenditures on Connecticut campaigns.

The preliminary report includes strong recommendations for lowering sky - high campaign contribution limits, closing loopholes, restricting the personal use of campaign funds, disclosing independent expenditures, and creating an independent enforcement agency.

Orange County Democratic Chairman Brett Broge is asking a state attorney to investigate Sen. William Larkin Jr.'s failure to report his campaign contributions and expenditures from January to July, an accounting that he was supposed to file by July 15 and is now more than a month overdue.In a letter on Thursday to Risa Sugarman, chief enforcement counsel for the state Board of Elections, Broge noted that Larkin set up a new campaign account on July 8 and transferred his money there, but never submitted a semi-annual report itemizing the transactions that occurred before then.

Furthermore, the bill, which was passed in a state budget agreement in early April, fails to lower sky - high campaign contribution limits, close campaign funding loopholes, or mandate greater disclosure of independent expenditures by special interest groups.

The goo - goos are again calling for widespread reforms, including creation of a voluntary system of public campaign financing, lowering of the contribution limits and full disclosure of independent expenditures.

The board fined the campaign for multiple transgressions, including: inaccurate or nonexistent disclosure of monies; accepting a myriad of illegal contributions; expenditures «not permissible or election related»; and comingling funds.

Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo is a scofflaw, says the man who wants to replace her in Albany, and the state Board of Elections supports his contention.Angel Molina, a Democrat running on the Republican line in November's general election in the 84th Assembly District, wants Arroyo investigated for failing to report campaign contributions and expenditures during 2014's election cycle.The nondisclosure is a violation of state election laws that often results in heavy fines, but little else.

LCV's affiliated political action committees, the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund and the League of Conservation Voters Victory Fund, support the overarching LCV mission by making independent expenditures, campaign contributions and endorsements in support of pro-environmental candidates.

Following are campaign finance figures obtained from 2017 yearend reports filed with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission and containing information on all contributions to or expenditures by the campaigns as of December 31, 2017.

Before any candidate can accept contributions, make expenditures, distribute campaign literature, or circulate petitions, he or she must file a «Political Committee Statement of Organization» or a «$ 500 Threshold Exemption Statement.»

Other proposals in the budget were lower corporate contribution limits, down to $ 1,000 per year, new limits on donations to party «housekeeping accounts» at $ 25,000 per year, detailed prohibitions on using campaign contributions for the personal benefit of a candidate, and disclosure of major donors supporting organizations engaged in independent expenditures.

«We must replace the public embarrassment of existing campaign financing laws, which allow enormous contributions and unlimited expenditures, with a system of reasonable limits that levels the playing field and ensures that meritorious candidates are not discouraged by the costs of running for public office.»

They included «failing to report transactions, accepting over-the-limit contributions, failing to demonstrate spending was in furtherance of the campaign, (and) making impermissible post-election expenditures,» Loprest said.

In addition to the contributions to the Democratic central committees, AFSCME contributed $ 150,000 to an independent expenditure committee campaigning on behalf of Sheila Kuehl, who is running for Los Angeles County Supervisor against fellow Democrat Bobby Shriver.

The candidate or his or her treasurer must keep detailed and accurate accounts of all contributions turned over to and expenditures made by the candidate or his treasurer on behalf of the candidate or his campaign committee, or reported to any candidate or his treasurer.

Part of this is a routine update of campaign finance rules concerning a number of areas including, but not limited to, candidate registration and certification requirements, campaign recordkeeping, disclosure rules, contributions, and expenditures.

The national union spent roughly $ 1 million in contributions to a labor - backed independent expenditure campaign — also supported by the public workers union AFSCME — and on its own extensive political operation, a Democratic political consultant familiar with the details of the spending told POLITICO.

Larger contributions state or local chapters of teachers unions — which provided more than three - quarters of Ritz's campaign funding — no doubt helped Ritz with bigger expenditures.