While the guidance disallows bitcoin from being used
in campaign contributions at present, the door to future acceptance appears to be somewhat open for now.
Not exact matches
«If this is true then it looks like Cohen may have made an unreported loan to the
campaign rather than a
contribution,» said Richard L. Hasen, an expert
in election law
at the University of California, Irvine.
At least two complaints to the Federal Election Commission allege that the money was meant to influence the presidential election and therefore amounted to an illegal
in - kind
contribution to the Trump
campaign.
Campaign contribution limits
in effect during the 2016 election capped direct donations to candidates
at $ 2,700 for a primary or general election.
The Trucking Moves America Forward
campaign launched
in March 2014
at the Mid-America Trucking Show
in Louisville, Kentucky to inform policymakers and the public about the many
contributions trucking makes to our daily lives.
In some cases, evidence of past incorrect opinion is sufficient: The CEO of the software firm Mozilla, Brendan Eich, was hounded from his post in 2014 for a $ 1,000 contribution to a 2008 California referendum campaign against gay marriage, evidence of a position he shared at the time with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinto
In some cases, evidence of past incorrect opinion is sufficient: The CEO of the software firm Mozilla, Brendan Eich, was hounded from his post
in 2014 for a $ 1,000 contribution to a 2008 California referendum campaign against gay marriage, evidence of a position he shared at the time with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinto
in 2014 for a $ 1,000
contribution to a 2008 California referendum
campaign against gay marriage, evidence of a position he shared
at the time with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
At the same time, however, the court allowed restrictions on
contributions to stand, reasoning
in part that giving funds to a
campaign is only an indirect form of speech.
Chelsea have just 14 Premier League matches left to play this season, but speaking
at a news conference ahead of Sunday's clash with Manchester United, Hiddink said he remains confident Pato will reach full fitness
in time to make a meaningful
contribution to the Blues» domestic and European
campaigns.
The midfielder helped Chelsea to win the Premier League title last season but has struggled
at times this
campaign, although he did make a notable
contribution in the 2 - 2 draw with West Ham United last weekend as he scored both of his side's goals.
Ramsey, Wilshere and Cazorla are capable of making a
contribution, fitness permitting, before the end of the
campaign and should be involved
in some capacity once they return, but they shouldn't be instantly restored to the starting line - up, with Elneny, Iwobi and Sanchez all vital for Arsenal's style of play
at present.
In his final campaign at the club, Hazard scored 20 goals in 38 Ligue 1 matches and his consistent match - winning contributions resulted in Chelsea spending # 34m to land him in 201
In his final
campaign at the club, Hazard scored 20 goals
in 38 Ligue 1 matches and his consistent match - winning contributions resulted in Chelsea spending # 34m to land him in 201
in 38 Ligue 1 matches and his consistent match - winning
contributions resulted
in Chelsea spending # 34m to land him in 201
in Chelsea spending # 34m to land him
in 201
in 2012.
Of course, CPI includes all kind of other useful information
in the site, including issue background on issues and an eye - popping list of
campaign contributions coming from the telecommunications industry — take a look
at the numbers on this page and see if you don't jump back
in shock.
Congressional Democrats began giving away some of the thousands of dollars
in campaign contributions they had received from Weinstein, moving to distance themselves from him after revelations he had reached
at least eight settlements with women accusing him of sexual harassment.
Lazio repeated the «can't govern by insult» shot he has been taking
in recent days
at his GOP primary opponent, Carl Paladino, and also highlighted the Buffalo businessman's Democratic
campaign contributions, saying that displays an «inconsistency» that Republican voters aren't going to support.
Your
contribution today, up to $ 175, will be matched by the City's
Campaign Finance Program (which our opponent has refused to participate
in)
at a 6 to 1 ratio.
Take a look
at what elected officials do
in exchange for those
campaign contributions,» he said.
De Blasio bristled
at the prospect of being called to the stand during the Mangano corruption trial, where he would grilled about his relationship with Harendra Singh, an ex-restaurant owner who has said
in court that he bribed de Blasio with
campaign contributions.
He also opposes public
campaign financing, which is being discussed
in Albany
at the moment, and reducing the limit on individual
campaign contributions.
Continuing our recent run of a real wealth of guest articles, here comes another
contribution from our old friend Beth Becker, who reminds us that
in social media
campaigning, we should to begin
at the very beginning, which is a very good place to start.
«When the limits for
contributions to the parties are much higher than for candidates,
contributions to the parties
in effect become a pass - through to the candidates,» said Michael Malbin, a University
at Albany political science professor and director of the
Campaign Finance Institute, a nonpartisan Washington, D.C., think tank.
Contribute is aimed
at simplifying the process of accepting, reporting, and documenting credit card
contributions for your
campaign, in compliance with NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) regu
campaign,
in compliance with NYC
Campaign Finance Board (CFB) regu
Campaign Finance Board (CFB) regulations.
As Gerald Benjamin, Distinguished Professor of Political Science
at SUNY New Paltz, points out
in aJournal News op - ed; Forty - nine out of 63 New York State Senators received most of their
campaign contributions from corporations or big money donors.Millions are wasted and misdirected each year because of sweetheart deals for the special interests.
New York City's
campaign finance laws provide a 6 - 1 match to candidates for
contributions of between $ 10 - $ 175 from City residents, but mayoral candidates must meet the thresholds of receiving
at least $ 250,000
in eligible
contributions from
at least 1,000 City resident contributors.
In addition to twice sponsoring the organization's pet legislation, the CM has routinely appeared
at the group's press conferences and demonstrations, and has received
campaign contributions from Lynn Lewis, the Executive Director of Picture the Homeless.
In his quest to keep two feet firmly planted in Albany after 2018, Gov. Andrew Cuomo raised $ 5.1 million in campaign contributions between January and July, including at least $ 595,000 from active New York City real estate developers and executive
In his quest to keep two feet firmly planted
in Albany after 2018, Gov. Andrew Cuomo raised $ 5.1 million in campaign contributions between January and July, including at least $ 595,000 from active New York City real estate developers and executive
in Albany after 2018, Gov. Andrew Cuomo raised $ 5.1 million
in campaign contributions between January and July, including at least $ 595,000 from active New York City real estate developers and executive
in campaign contributions between January and July, including
at least $ 595,000 from active New York City real estate developers and executives.
For example,
in her 2013
campaign for office, Gibson (who was
at that time a member of the state Assembly) accepted
contributions from 26 individual donors employed by SCAN New York.
In fact, a provision that would have banned
campaign contributions from casino operators was quietly removed from the bill
at the last minute.
The Assembly voted to close the LLC loophole
in campaign finance laws, cap
contributions by limited liability corporations
at $ 5,000 and require them to identify the individuals who make the donations
in the LLC's name, and limit lawmakers» outside income to 40 percent of the annual salary of state Supreme Court justices.
Liberal activist groups last week called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to return thousands of dollars he has received
in campaign contributions from Daniel Loeb, a billionaire who has come under criticism for racially charged remarks directed
at Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.
It doesn't get
at the root of corruption
in the money that wealthy individuals and special interests shower on elected officials
in the form of
campaign contributions and outside salaries.
State Supreme Court Judge Bernard Malone ruled that though the Soares
campaign was not
at fault for taking the money, WFP violated the law
in making
contributions to another party's primary candidate.
According to Raskin's
campaign, he has raised $ 453,000
in reported
contributions from Maryland donors, with Matthews
at $ 242,000.
No one
at the Espada
campaign could tell me who owns the building, and the
campaign's legally mandated disclosure reports do not appear to show any rent being paid, or any
in - kind
contribution of space.
An analysis by The Real Deal
in August found that, of all the candidates, Gjonaj had taken
in the largest amount of
campaign contributions from the real estate industry by far
at $ 97,220.
At the meeting, the agent said he had funneled $ 6,500
in illegal
contributions to Halloran's congressional
campaign, by paying off straw donors so that the agent's name wouldn't appear
in official documents.
DiNapoli has influenced corporations to make greater disclosure of political
campaign contributions, and he divested some stock
in gun companies after the shootings
at the Sandy Hook elementary school
in Connecticut.
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo will «set aside»
campaign contributions from COR Development and LPCiminelli, which federal prosecutors allege came to the governor's purse
at the urging of a lobbyist involved
in several bid - rigging schemes.
Hevesi admitted to using his control over the state's pension fund, now
at $ 130 billion, to steer $ 250 million
in investments to a private equity fund that paid him handsomely: $ 75,000
in trips to Israel and Italy for him, his adult children, and people from his staff; $ 500,000
in campaign contributions, and $ 380,000
in make - believe consulting fees to a lobbyist allied with Hank Morris, Hevesi's political guru.
«
At first it is designed for use by candidates and their campaigns to process contributions in person, [such as] at small fundraisers,» says CFB spokesman Eric Friedma
At first it is designed for use by candidates and their
campaigns to process
contributions in person, [such as]
at small fundraisers,» says CFB spokesman Eric Friedma
at small fundraisers,» says CFB spokesman Eric Friedman.
A
campaign can achieve primary matching funds by receiving aggregate qualifying
contributions of $ 5,000 or more
in at least 20 different states, if this is done before the Green Party Presidential Nominating Convention (July 12 - 15
in Baltimore).
If Mayor Miner is unwilling to respectfully hold Senator Defrancisco accountable for his opposition, she should
at the very least return the thousands
in campaign contributions that anti-minimum wage interests have generously given to her
campaigns over the years,» said Jason Ortiz, political director of HTC.
Male donors are also increasing their participation
in the
campaign finance system by some 60 percent this election cycle, with nearly 1 million men so far making a political
contribution in a congressional race, compared with about 615,000
at this point
in the 2016 cycle, according to the center's data.
The rationale is simple: If an outside group that has no
contribution limits could work with a
campaign on strategy and tactics, there is essentially no point
in having
campaign limits
at all.
When the relationship between Aiello and Howe began
in 2011, Howe told Aiello, Gerardi and others
at COR to make political
contributions to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's
campaign.
In at least one instance, the wife of a former senator who died (the late Ron Stafford) continued to make
contributions to charities and his onetime fellow Republicans from her husband's
campaign committee long after he had passed away.
In an early - morning tweet, Trump took aim
at U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who called for him to resign sue to sexual harassment allegations, deeming her a «lightweight» who once begged him for
campaign contributions and would «do anything» to get them.
The election law issue
at hand is known as «earmarking» — which is also the memo's title — and refers to whether a donation has been passed through one
campaign committee to another
in a concerted effort to circumvent
campaign contribution limits.
Malliotakis has said she opposes public financing of elections but she will be participating
in the
Campaign Finance Board's public matching funds program, which matches small dollar
contributions up to $ 175
at a 6 - to - 1 ratio with public funds.
While the full scope of the new probe is unclear
at this early stage, sources say that one of the focuses of FBI and federal prosecutors has been the central issue
in the recently concluded SEEC investigation: the Democrats» 2014 spending on behalf of Malloy from a federally regulated
campaign account fed by heavy
contributions from state contractors.
Johnson received more than $ 63,000
in campaign contributions this election cycle from the real estate industry, with donations coming from officials
at Related Companies, DDG Partners and the Property Markets Group, according to Crain's.