Sentences with phrase «limits on donations»

The bills provided limits on donations from LLCs to various combinations of elected offices - the Governor was covered by all of them.

The Conservatives, meanwhile, will be reticent to impose limits on donations, given their backing by numerous private donors giving large sums individually, and arguably stand to lose most from any reforms, given that they are currently at the top of the pecking order in terms of income.

The core of Ms. Sugarman's accusations was that Mr. de Blasio and his allies flouted limits on the donations to individual Democratic State Senate candidates by funneling money into county Democratic committees, which enjoy much looser spending rules.

Many GOP senators have not signed on to the changes the groups are seeking, including public financing of campaigns and strict new limits on donations, easier and quicker voter registration, and true independent oversight of politicians and their actions.

The U-turn may involve having a separate limit on donations of 50 % of a person's income or allow donors to roll over unused reliefs into future years.

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli spoke to the crowd, criticizing the current limits on donations for the Comptroller's race, which stand at $ 19,000 for the primary election and $ 41,100 for the general election.

Maffei said it's one reason why he is supporting the two bills that would put dollar limits on donations, provide public financing of campaigns and amplify the impact of grassroots donations from average citizens.

New York has laughably high limits on donations and an almost non-existent enforcement mechanism for campaign abuse.

The SMC's Trustees and Advisory Committee have agreed on a small number of exceptions to the 5 % upper limit on donations.

But in a memorandum seen by the BBC, Sir Hayden suggests a # 500,000 limit on donations from organisations - including trade unions - falling to # 50,000 in four years.

An attorney for the state Board of Elections — an appointee of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, archenemy to Mr. de Blasio and ally of the GOP State Senate leadership — labeled the effort a «willful and flagrant» attempt to flout limits on donations to individual candidates, an assessment Mr. de Blasio has disputed.

Other proposals in the budget were lower corporate contribution limits, down to $ 1,000 per year, new limits on donations to party «housekeeping accounts» at $ 25,000 per year, detailed prohibitions on using campaign contributions for the personal benefit of a candidate, and disclosure of major donors supporting organizations engaged in independent expenditures.

The cash on hand total for the conference puts the Senate GOP at virtually the same point where they were at in May 2014, when the conference had a combined $ 3.2 million both of their campaign accounts (funds from the housekeeping account have restrictions on where they can be spent, but there is no limit on the donations to the committee).

Flanagan is in a tough position as he has assumed the position of being the stalwart champion of continued corruption in NY State unless he delivers income limits and limits on donations.

There needs to be a limit on donations.

Jack Straw has rejected the idea of imposing a limit on donations to political parties, ahead of a review into party funding this autumn.

Unlike campaign contributions to candidates in the city, there are no limits on donations to the non-profit.

There are no limits on donations or on expenditures.

Most of the commission's recommendations have long been on the wish lists of good - government groups: lower limits on campaign donations, further disclosure of outside income and business clients, a $ 5,000 limit on LLCs, to reduce their power to amplify individuals» donating power, a $ 25,000 limit on donations to soft - money «housekeeping» accounts and, perhaps most controversially, the public campaign finance system.

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that an independent conservative group supporting Republican Joe Lhota for New York City Mayor can accept unlimited donations because New York State's limit on donations to independent political committees is likely unconstitutional, as the New York Times reports.

On the other side of the aisle, a liberal campaign money watchdog group said removing the limits on donations would be no better than keeping Citizens United in place.

The beauty of it is that there are no limits on donations,» Fitzpatrick said.

An earlier memorandum from Sir Hayden - seen by the BBC in December - suggested a # 500,000 limit on donations from organisations, including trade unions, falling to # 50,000 in four years.

However, Sir Hayden emerged from two meetings with Tony Blair and Downing Street officials late last month with the impression that the Labour leadership would accept a # 50,000 limit on donations.

«Many people call Virginia the wild west of campaign finance,» she said, noting that it's just one of four states with no limits on donations.

The $ 5,000 limit on donations from PACs such as RPAC remains unchanged.