Federal election law requires contributions and expenditures for a campaign to be promptly disclosed, and prohibits a candidate from dipping into campaign funds to cover personal expenses.
«Sarasota Democrat files election complaint against Scott» via Zac Anderson of the Sarasota Herald - Tribune — Sarasota County Democratic Party Chairwoman JoAnne DeVries has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission alleging Scott's U.S. Senate campaign
violated federal election law.
The United States Attorneys for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York have set up special telephone numbers to receive complaints of possible violations
of federal election laws relating to the upcoming general elections in New York City and other counties in their districts.
All campaign events, including any scheduled fundraisers, have been cancelled and all contributions will be returned in accordance
with Federal Election Law, according to his campaign.
Both were indicted in March by an Albany jury
on federal election law charges related to campaign financial disclosure reports.
[11] During the campaign, the Gannett - owned Gannett Suburban Newspapers accused one of the Westchester area's largest car dealers, Crabtree Automotive, of
skirting federal election laws by funneling $ 50,000 into DioGuardi's campaign.
Federal election law caps individual congressional campaign contributions at $ 2,700, suggesting an errant decimal point in Mr. Linares's accounting.
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.
Both McMurray today, and Collins 20 years ago, are allowed
under federal election law to run for a seat in Congress without living in that district.
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.
This practice raised questions about whether the company complied
with federal election law that limits the roles played by non-U.
Federal election law requires political committees to use their best efforts to collect and report the name, mailing address, occupation and the name of employer for each individual whose contributions aggregate in excess of $ 200 in an election cycle.
That move, though, could risk violating state or
federal election laws, in addition to further fracturing the Republican party.
On Wednesday, claims and countercharges had flown across the chamber over an acrimonious rewrite of
federal elections law.
In a letter, Reps. Ted W. Lieu (Calif.) and Kathleen Rice (N.Y.), both former prosecutors, described the payments as «evidence of moral failings by the President» and said they believed the transactions may have violated
federal election law.
But campaign - finance watchdogs say the lawsuit's allegations about the timing and purpose of the payment — to hide a decade - old relationship from voters — could bolster their case that it ran afoul of
federal election laws.
But in the view of Ryan, Noble and Potter, that is very likely a violation of
federal election law.
Democrats said it would violate
federal election law to let Martins accept a third maximum $ 2,700 contribution for his donors.
Farrell wrote in the letter to the FEC, dated Wednesday, that it «appears that the following potential violations of
federal election laws may have occurred: Mr. Greenberg is not paying fair market value for his campaign office's rent and has failed to report this as an in - kind contribution, nor has he reported payment for his office rent as an obligation of the [campaign] committee.»
But the state Republican party filed a complaint with the SEEC in late 2014, saying the Democratic Party violated the clean - elections statutes by taking advantage of the federally regulated account's ability to accept contractor contributions under
federal election laws that are less restrictive than Connecticut's.
A few years ago, a former governor was convicted over a purported $ 35,000 sham contract that violated
federal election laws.
Illinois» attempt to institute automatic voter registration failed after Rauner vetoed Senate Bill 250 over concerns it could violate
federal election law and open the door to voter fraud.
A Washington, D.C. - based watchdog group has filed a complaint against one of the candidates running for New York's 19th congressional district, alleging violations of
the federal election law.
I won't even couch that with an «allegedly» or a «reportedly» — it is just a mess, and
our federal election laws are a joke.
«That means the $ 130k payment from Cohen to Daniels to silence her during the campaign violated
federal election law.»
In a letter, Reps. Ted Lieu, Calif., and Kathleen Rice, N.Y., both former prosecutors, described the payments as «evidence of moral failings by the President» and said they believed the transactions may have violated
federal election law.
Hudson River Ventures invested up to $ 1.7 million in almost 20 different businesses, according to the disclosures, which cover the period from Jan. 1, 2013, to April 30, 2014 and are required under
federal election law.
Under
federal election law, campaign committees raise contributions under specific limits, currently $ 2,700 from individuals and $ 5,000 from political action committees, but at any point candidates can declare they have excess cash and donate unlimited sums directly to other party committees, charities or other nonprofits such as universities.
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The federal election law as it pertains to congressional elections preempts state law regarding this matter,» he said in a statement to POLITICO New York.
Under
federal election law, Wright is required to refund campaign contributors who donated funds intended for the general election he never ran in within 60 days after the primary.
According to The Hill, celebrities such as Danny DeVito, Jack Black, Jon Hamm, Nicolas Cage, Jerry Seinfeld, and Leonardo DiCaprio have all contributed the maximum amount allowed under
federal election law to the Grimes campaign.
WASHINGTON — Statement by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, striking down critical limits in our nation's
federal election laws on the total amount wealthy individuals can give directly to political candidates, parties and committees:
Over 100 Connecticut attorneys have volunteered to serve as on - call Election Day observers to ensure compliance with state and
federal election laws.
There are also questions about whether Cambridge Analytica's use of foreign nationals in US election efforts violated
federal election laws.
On Monday, Common Cause, a government watchdog group in Washington, filed complaints seeking federal investigations into allegations that the company violated
federal election law.
Those disbursements, generated by donations made in accordance with
federal election laws, were classic hard - dollar contributions.