Sentences with phrase «financing for public office»

Any financing for public office at the state or federal level needs severe restrictions on total dollars per candidate.

Not exact matches

From 1990 to 2005, he was Director Fiscal Policy Division Department of Finance, responsible for overall preparation of the federal budget; preparation and assessment of medium - and long - term projections of federal revenues and expenses and implications for fiscal policy; analysis of fiscal conditions at both the federal and provincial levels; evaluation of various budget proposals; preparation of monthly Fiscal Monitor; with the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG), assessing and evaluating accounting standards proposed by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) of the CICA and recommending changes in government accounting policies; with the OCG, responsible for implementation of accrual accounting for the federal budget and the government's financial statements.

The Office for Budget Responsibility will issue independent assessments of the public finances: this is an institution specifically intended to improve long - term financial planning, and which will help not only this Government but future governments to remain on the fiscal straight and narrow.

In a submission to the House of Lords Constitution Committee's inquiry into the passage of legislation through Parliament, the CIOT proposes: · The Finance Bill Public Bill Committee takes oral evidence from tax experts and others; · More effective liaison between select committees and the Finance Bill committee; · Increasing the resources available to Parliament for scrutinising tax matters; · Using technology to make it easier for those outside Parliament to comment on Bills, e.g. an online facility to input comments by clause numbers, so MPs can see who says what against each clause; · Asking the Office of Tax Simplification to publish simplification assessments of new tax proposals.

The comptroller has been pushing for some time to have his office used as a pilot for a statewide public campaign finance system, but while his former colleagues in the Assembly passed a bill to do just that this past session, the Senate did not follow suit.

However as Norden points out, those 18 lawmakers ran for state office under the state's campaign finance system, not for city office under the city's public financing system.

Silver champions fair elections Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Election Law Committee Chairman Michael Cusick have introduced legislation to bring fair elections to New York by reforming the state's antiquated campaign finance laws and creating a public financing system for all state offices, shifting the focus of elections to the substance of the issues and -LSB-...]

Amidst the media's recent focus on independent redistricting, New York City Council member Dan Garodnick encourages New Yorkers not to lose sight of the importance of campaign finance reform, highlighting the many benefits that the New York City public matching funds system has created for small donors, candidates for public office, and the voting public.

Labour's opposition to cuts, and apparent refusal to take responsibility for the state of the public finances when they left office, only reinforce this view.

Randolph wrote that campaign finance is incredibly important, as the way elections are funded predetermines who can run for public office.

He also has experience in the private sector, working at JPMorgan in its public finance unit, where he covered the state comptroller's office for the bank.

A coalition of women's groups and elected officials pushed for public campaign financing saying it will mean more women are elected to public office.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Election Law Committee Chair Michael Cusick and Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh today announced the Assembly's approval of legislation to close the Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) loophole in the state's campaign finance laws in order to bring greater transparency and accountability to elections for public office in New York State.

Public financing is a necessary component of reform since without it only those who are wealthy, or have allies who are wealthy, can mount serious campaigns for elected office.

When asked specifically whether they support creating a system of public financing in New York that would limit the size of political contributions to candidates and match smaller contributions made to candidates for state offices, 61 percent answered in the affirmative.

But he adopted a questionable plan from the pension fund, and he has failed to push hard enough to create public campaign financing for the comptroller's office.»

Saying he won't be a «convenient sacrificial lamb,» state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says he won't opt in to a test system for public campaign finance that applies only to his office, and would use money from the comptroller's unclaimed funds to pay for it.

The governor's proposals — including a system of public campaign finance for all statewide offices as well as the Assembly and Senate — did not advance in the final days of the legislative session.

They include a pilot public financing program for the state comptroller's race, new disclosure rules for independent expenditure groups, and the creation of an independent office at the State Board of Elections charged with enforcing the state's oft - flouted election laws.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has decided not to opt in to the yearlong public campaign finance system established in the 2014 - 15 budget solely for his office in the upcoming elections.

New York's campaign finance system may be about to change, but not the way good - government groups and many Democrats in public office had hoped for.

DiNapoli has suggested his office should be used as a test - case for public campaign financing at the state level to get out from under the pay - to - play pension fund scandal of his predecessor.

The left - leaning minor party was angered when Cuomo failed to win a public campaign financing system for state wide offices in the budget.

Instead, he said he is focused on his appeal with the State Elections Enforcement Commission in an attempt to receive public financing for statewide office.

The Assembly bill would offer an optional public financing system for campaigns for state legislative and statewide offices, giving candidates six dollars for every one dollar in contributions.

The left - leaning minor party was angered when Cuomo failed to win a public campaign financing system for statewide offices in the budget.

In 2014, the governor and legislative leaders — Silver and then - Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who is also on trial for selling his office — agreed to dissolve the commission in exchange for a pilot program of public campaign finance, a new enforcement office at the state's Board of Elections and changes to the bribery statute.

It is imperative to strengthen the Public Accounts and Finance committees of Parliament to play their oversight responsibilities more effectively; and also to develop a mechanism for effective synergy and coordination between the Monitoring Units of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) and the Office of the President.

Still, we need public campaign financing for this office.

All campaigns for public office at the state and federal level need public financing ONLY.

The base amounts qualifying candidates for different offices get in public financing was set by the legislature, and is adjusted for inflation.

Alex Camarda, spokesman for Citizens Union, said: «Limiting public financing to the comptroller's office is a solution to yesteryear's problems, not a reform that befits the times.»

ALBANY — State budget bills printed late Friday include public campaign financing for just one political office this year: The state comptroller, something good government advocates balked at as an overall failure to accomplish comprehensive campaign finance reform.

Connecticut has offered a voluntary public financing system for state - wide constitutional and General Assembly offices since 2008.

The 50 - page bill would create a system of public financing for all statewide offices, ban party committees and transfers and repeal the Wilson - Pakula waiver law of 1947.

We know that the public interest would be better served if out elected officials were able to run for office using a system of public campaign finance like New York City's.»

Under the proposal, Senate and Assembly candidates would be eligible for the public financing system by 2016, with all statewide offices eligible by 2020.

I emailed Cuomo's press office to ask whether the governor might put money for a public campaign finance system in the budget, but have yet to receive a response.

Skelos in a gaggle with reporters said a public financing system for state offices modeled after New York City's program could cost up to $ 200 million (advocates peg the cost much lower, at $ 30 million) and that corruption is still bred with campaign contributions.

A promotional biography on the website says that «despite the hugely controversial decisions needed to restore stability to the public finances, Nick Clegg successfully maintained his party's support for a full five - year term of office».

Senate President Pro Tem Marty Looney, shown here in his office, and other Democrats are now calling for fully restoring $ 11.7 million in public financing under the campaign reform law.

Comptroller DiNapoli's past proposals created a «campaign finance board» consisting of seven members appointed by a variety of offices and gave that newly formed agency sufficient time to consider and issue regulations and develop the necessary procedures for shepherding and safeguarding the public money under its charge.

Silver champions fair elections Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Election Law Committee Chairman Michael Cusick have introduced legislation to bring fair elections to New York by reforming the state's antiquated campaign finance laws and creating a public financing system for all state offices, shifting the focus of elections to the substance of the issues and candidates — not the money used to fund them.

He has also outlined a plan to try to turn around the finances of Health + Hospitals — similar to his effort to do so for public housing, dubbed «Next Generation NYCHA» — to avoid a financial shortfall that his office said would reach $ 600 million by next year and could grow to $ 1.8 billion by 2020.

The New York City public financing system has only been fully funded since about 2010, but the effect has been far more women and people of color running for office, and far more incumbents getting challenged.

On - topic questions include: whether de Blasio and McCray's partnership is modeled on the Clintons, how the Mayor's Fund will be financed including whether they plan to ask Michael Bloomberg to contribute money, the anticipated size of McCray's staff and office location, whether McCray will regularly issue a public schedule, how de Blasio decided to appoint McCray, whether she will continue to be active in other efforts related to the administration such as the pre-K initiative, whether McCray is ready for increased public and press scrutiny and how others who disagree with any actions or decisions by McCray at the Mayor's Fund can address those with the mayor.

The dysfunctional state Board of Elections is inadequately prepared to implement a public financing program for the comptroller's office this election cycle.

As a felon who was convicted of crimes related to his public office, Ganim can not qualify for public financing under state law if he runs for governor in 2018.

Aside from the issue of campaign financing, it is quite evident that Serino has no business running for public office.

Farley, a finance official for the New York Republican Committee, is making her first bid for public office.