Sentences with phrase «funded elections remains»

Despite the evidence, clamor for publicly funded elections remains.

Not exact matches

Trump himself has invested between $ 3 million and $ 5 million across three of Paulson's funds, according to his filings with the Federal Election Commission (which remain the only available window into the president's financial holdings).

The report, «By the People: The New York City Campaign Finance Program in the 2013 Elections,» shows, among other things, that: the number of candidates participating in the public - funding system in 2013 remained high; more than two - thirds of all New York City contributors gave $ 175 or less; and more than 90 percent of the total raised came from individual contributors, rather than from PACs or unions.

Defunct campaigns with cash on hand (e.g. if eliminated in a primary or after losing a general election race) often give their remaining funds to the local party organization.

New York State United Teachers, a union that remains powerful by virtue of its 600,000 members regardless of its losses in the recent election cycle, denounced Cuomo's letter on Thursday, arguing that his apparent priorities — strengthening teacher evaluations, lengthening the probationary period before teachers may get tenure and boosting charter schools — are handouts to pro-charter billionaire hedge funders who give generously to his campaigns.

According to his latest filing with the Board of Elections, Astorino, the GOP's candidate against Gov. Cuomo in 2014, zeroed out his gubernatorial campaign committee and transferred the bulk of its remaining funds - $ 51,825 - into his campaign committee for county executive.

Then the general election arrives, the government slam on the funding brakes and the company is not paid the remaining monies even although they have already committed to the costs.

But the fate of John Dramani Mahama contesting the 2020 elections remains on the balance considering recent claimed reports from the Kwesi Botchway report which is said to reveal that Mahama may have flouted some key campaign strategies including the misuse of campaign funds and the inability to relate to the economic woes of the electorate.

He had $ 340,619 remaining in his campaign fund as of mid-January, according to the most recent reports filed with the Board of Elections.

Asked about his dismal fundraising earlier this week and whether he'll be able to be competitive against Cuomo, who has $ 23.6 million on hand; and Carl Paladino, who has pledged to spend up to $ 10 million of his own money on the campaign; Lazio insisted that he'll have sufficient funds to remain in the race — and even win — reminding New Yorkers that this is «an election, not an auction.»

Child trust funds were opposed by the Liberal Democrats in the 2005 general election, and the Liberal Democrats remain opposed.

The last time there was an exception in a gubernatorial race was in 2002, when Cuomo, who had ended his campaign before the primary election but remained on the ballot, raised less of his funds from small donors than either primary victory Carl McCall or general election winner George Pataki.

In the remaining time before the election, Mr Clegg said MPs should instead focus on reforming Parliament, the voting system and party funding to begin restoring public trust after the expenses scandal.

«This radio advertising remains at the centre of the U of C audit because, as confirmed by Loughead, the funding for the project did come from the Science Education Fund, but Loughead, and Cooper at the time of the planning of the ads, according to Loughead, felt that the ads were an extension of the educational aspects of the video, not third - party election advertising.»

However, the two remaining candidates may continue to raise funds through the runoff election and 45 days thereafter.

While UK election laws permitted Vote Leave to gift its remaining funds to other campaigns, further coordination between them was expressly forbidden.