Sentences with phrase «general election fund»

«These are promises that were made in respect of a peerage that was given, and now tax has not been paid and instead it's been given to the Conservative party for the general election fund.»

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Steven Mnuchin, Trump's campaign finance chair, said the candidate won't be self - funding in the general election.

The 2002 law, usually called McCain - Feingold, banned the broadcast, cable or satellite transmission of «electioneering communications» paid for by corporations or labor unions from their general funds in the 30 days before a presidential primary and in the 60 days before the general elections.

This settlement should have been considered a campaign expense «because the funds were paid for the purpose of influencing the 2016 presidential general election,» Paul S. Ryan, a campaign finance expert at the group, said in a letter addressed to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosegeneral election,» Paul S. Ryan, a campaign finance expert at the group, said in a letter addressed to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. RoseGeneral Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. RoseGeneral Rod J. Rosenstein.

At the country level, Malaysia Equity Funds continue to post inflows as investors anticipate incumbent Prime Minister Najib Razak will emerge from next month's general election with a mandate to continue the existing economic policies.

Social media has been a game changer for the niche or downright odd candidates standing at general elections allowing them to reach a wider audience and, crucially, raise cash via crowd funding sites.

Speaking ahead of his speech at the NASUWT teachers» conference, the schools secretary said the general election would see tough choices about school funding.

As a reminder of Unite's importance though; Unite are still the biggest funder of the party (in the first week of the election campaign they gave # 2.4 m of the total # 2.7 m received by Labour), they have upwards of one million members they can encourage to register as supporters in a leadership election (and indeed activate in Parliamentary candidate selections), Unite has three seats on the NEC and of course Len's chief of staff, Andrew Murray, was seconded to Jeremy's team for the general election campaign.

He is currently the Research Assistant on a British Academy funded project regarding the 2015 general election.

The Labour leader used his speech to the final autumn conference before next year's general election to outline his plan to create an NHS «time to care» fund.

To put that in context, in this one month he pulled in almost double the $ 84 million (supplemented by RNC funds) that McCain can spend for his entire general election campaign.

Governments and oppositions have historically announced, usually at the eleventh hour in a general election year, some token which would fund a small and discreet part of social care.

It is important to note that under Speaker Sheldon Silver's bill, (1) receiving public funds depends on the candidate's ability to raise money from numerous small donors, so only donations up to $ 250 are matched with taxpayer dollars and that (2) candidates are limited to a maximum amount of public funds ($ 400,000 for Senate candidates and $ 200,000 for Assembly candidates in the general election race).

Yesterday, they chose Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to run for their seats in November, setting them up to run in a general election in which both lead in polls and fund - raising.

[9] New expenses rules published by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority coming into force after the 2010 General Election allow employment of one relative but replace funding for a second home with a London Allowance of # 3,760 for MPs with seats within 20 miles of Westminster.

Within 90 days after polling day for a general election, a party secretary must file with the Electoral Commission a return of expenses incurred by the party that have been funded from the party's allocation.

He's taking advantage of the fact that while city law mandates donations for primary and general elections can only be used for lawyers handling non-criminal matters related to a campaign, funds raised for run - off elections face no such restriction.

The Senate Republicans» assumption, that two candidates in every general election would receive the maximum amount of public funds, does not jibe with the experience of New York City, where a multiple matching funds system is already in place.

The source added that the attorney general's effort concentrates not so much on the whereabouts of approximately $ 151,000 in missing campaign funds, but how campaign finance reports were submitted to the state Board of Elections.

Moreover, ahead of the 2001 general election, it was widely reported that the Chancellor was planning to raise National Insurance contribution rates shortly after the election, in preference to raising Income Tax in order to fund increased NHS spending.

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.

There are also Republican and Democratic candidates who plan to, at least in part, self - fund their campaigns, meaning even if they don't qualify for the primary they could use their own money to hire petitioners to force their way onto a primary or general election ballot.

She now has more than $ 5 million cash in her campaign war chest — which, when combined with public matching funds, is more than the $ 6.4 million candidates are allowed to spend during the primary — leaving her with $ 2.4 million for the general election or a potential run - off with a fellow Democrat.

His Democratic opponent, Lew Simon, is running a low - funded, underdog campaign that was hampered last month by news that the candidate had an angioplasty a month before the general election.

Just after the general election, and as part of our ESRC - funded project on party membership in the twentieth - first century, in conjunction with YouGov we conducted surveys not only of members of these parties but also of their most enthusiastic supporters who, for whatever reason, weren't actually members.

The Liberal Democrat donor who helped fund the party's general election campaign has been jailed for two years after pleading guilty to perjury and obtaining a passport by deception.

In a statement released today, Mr Mendelsohn, Labour's director of general election resources, confirmed he was aware Mr Abraham's was laundering funds into the Labour party.

ALBANY — The state Inspector General's office has launched a probe into who leaked the bombshell Board of Elections criminal referral involving Mayor de Blasio's fund - raising operation, the Daily News has learned.

Washington (CNN)-- Florida gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott captured the GOP nomination at considerable personal expense, spending $ 38 million of his own money on his primary bid, and when asked Wednesday if there is any limit to the funds he will invest to win the general election, Scott said «no.»

Mr. Dzakpasu explained that, the amount they fixed was done in accordance with the law, and as such, the monies will be deposited in the Consolidated Fund if the presidential and parliamentary candidates fail to garner 25 % and 12.5 % votes respectively, during the December general elections.

Obama opted out of taking public funds during the September to November general election period, becoming the first candidate for president to opt out of public financing since the system was created in the 1970s.

After a successful first term, Cuomo was still on course to be a valuable fund - raiser and surrogate once next year's general election rolls around.

Whichever candidate ultimately takes on Astorino in the general election will be shorthanded in a financial race against the county executive, who reported a $ 2.5 million campaign fund balance in January.

Prohibit taxpayer - funded mailers from being sent out at least 60 days before a primary or general election.

Dominic Wring has received funding from the Electoral Commission and The Guardian in relation to their past analysis of media reporting during UK General Elections and also from the BBC Trust in respect of broadcasters» coverage of various topical news events.

Thomas Accused of Stealing Campaign Funds, Establishing a Slush Fund for Personal Use from His Inaugural Fund, and Falsely Filing Disclosure Reports with the State Board of Elections and Mount Vernon Board of Ethics MT. VERNON — Attorney General Eric -LSB-...]

Next year, during the run up to the 2016 general elections, Ghana will reach the mid point of its three year Extended Credit Facility programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

General election matching funds, which could mean several million dollars for the Green Party come the year 2016, can only be achieved by our presidential ticket winning 5 % of the vote this November.

Cornegy did participate in the CFB's public funds program, which meant he had to abide by a strict spending limit of $ 182,000 for each of the primary and general elections.

There are primary matching funds and general election matching funds.

David Deacon has received funding from the Electoral Commission and The Guardian in relation to their past analysis of media reporting during UK General Elections and also from the BBC Trust in respect of broadcasters» coverage of various topical news events.

I don't know what the Moreland Commission is going to recommend — there's 24 other people and very diverse opinions on there — but what we've learned is that although there would be a funding source from taxpayers to finance public elections in the state of New York for Assembly, Senate, Governor, Attorney General, etc, the savings ultimately would be astronomical in the long run.

With just four months till the September primary, candidates have begun to step up their fundraising efforts in order to pose a strong challenge to a mayor who is enjoying relatively comfortable polling numbers and is now able forge ahead with fundraising for the general election, having hit the maximum he can spend on the primary, with anticipated public matching funds.

As both parties head into their conventions with an eye towards the general election, it appears that unless the presumptive Republican nominee is willing to sell his most valuable holdings, he has nowhere near enough cash to fully self fund his campaign.

Lawyer Rudolf Amenga - Etego, who is also an environmentalist, has indicated to Starr News through his spokesperson, Gilbert Atanga, that he would use his MP Common Fund to strengthen needy constituents through education, health, water and sanitation programmes among other interventions if voted as MP for the area in this year's general elections.

While John McCain, the Republican nominee, took the public funds for the general election, Obama passed on it there, too.

The state Inspector General's office has launched a probe into who leaked the bombshell Board of Elections criminal referral involving NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's fund - raising operation.

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.

A spokeswoman for the Electoral Commission said the grants were given to all political parties, with a fund of # 700,000 divided between the parties on the basis of the number of votes they received in the 1997 general election and the 1999 European elections.

When you agree to the $ 3 tax checkoff, it funds the Presidential Election Campaign Fund (PECF), a common pool of money that matches the fundraising of eligible presidential candidates in primary and general elections, for those who choose to take it.