Sentences with phrase «opposing candidates»

Donations to Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona are not deductible for federal tax purposes as a charitable contribution or business expense, and may be used for political purposes, such as supporting or opposing candidates.

Gifts support our citizen - based advocacy and lobbying efforts, and may be used for political purposes such as supporting or opposing candidates.

(UPDATE: Two parts of the expose has aired, and include footage of company head Alexander Nix boasting that the company specializes intrapping opposing candidates with bribes and prostitutes.)

This means that voters were influenced by erroneous information regarding opposing candidates as well as bots and trolls.

Section 7A (1)(b) prohibits judges and judicial candidates from publicly endorsing or opposing candidates for public office to prevent them from abusing the prestige of judicial office to advance the interests of others.

[8] Judges, judicial candidates, and a judge - elect are sometimes the subject of false, misleading, or unfair allegations made by opposing candidates, third parties, or the media.

These Rules do not prohibit candidates from campaigning on their own behalf, or from endorsing or opposing candidates for the same judicial office for which they are running.

The plaintiffs challenged eight restrictions on judicial conduct: 1) the prohibition on judicial candidates campaigning as a member of a political organization, 2) the prohibition on judicial candidates making speeches for or against political organizations or candidates, 3) the ban on judicial candidates making contributions to political causes or candidates, 4) the prohibition on judicial candidates from publicly endorsing or opposing candidates for public office, 5) the prohibition on judges from acting as a leader or holding office in a policitical organization, 6) the prohibition on judicial candidates knowingly or recklessly making false statements during campaigns, 7) the ban on judicial candidates making misleading statements, and 8) the prohibition on candidates making pledges, promises, or committments in connection with cases, controversies, or issues that are likely to come before the court.

Prominent conservative groups like the Heritage Foundation and the Competitive Enterprise Institute, which question climate science and have received Koch and other industry money, said they couldn't comment on the race because their tax status prevents them from endorsing or opposing candidates.

Although attempts to knock people off the ballot are not unusual, this year's challenges have been particularly aggressive, with those opposing candidates aligned with the board's current majority showing up at homes and calling voters who signed petitions to verify their authenticity.

Clinton and Axelrod have previously endorsed opposing candidates in New Jersey and California congressional primaries, and an attorney general election in Pennsylvania.

The «non-partisan» Buffalo School Board election is turning into a mix of politics, money and power as some of the most influential factions in the city — and beyond — are backing and opposing candidates in a bid to determine the direction of the district.At stake is the reform agenda pushed by the current majority bloc and, while most candidates express at least condition...

If anybody wanted to see a show of unity, this was it: Nana Akufo - Addo and his major contenders, standing arm - in - arm on the same platform preaching peace and unity to party faithful, and backed by opposing candidates in the parliamentary primaries.

As it turned out, many of these opposing candidates sank under the tidal waves of the votes, while Obiano sailed home on top of the waves.

INWOOD — Two former Borough Presidents threw their support behind opposing candidates in the State Senate District 31 race this week — opening up old wounds in a longstanding political battle.

Not only doesn't Miss Manners not approve, but neither do the voters that want to have an opportunity to match up candidates face to face while being confronted [bad word] by questions that are well informed - and where the moderator could ask a more difficult follow up than the opposing candidates.

Incumbent Borough President Jimmy Oddo and incumbent City Council Members Steve Matteo and Joe Borelli were among the nominees, each unanimously selected without any opposing candidates.

In the past, campaigns have been blindsided by the impact of opposing candidates» use of digital marketing and social media itself.

Not only does the current arrangement lead to an unequal battle between opposing candidates, but it also fuels corruption.

It just means there are close to equal amounts of people that would vote for opposing candidates.

It certainly makes sense that parties would copy popular aesthetic features of opposing candidates in order to nullify the advantage gained by an opposing party.

Disappointing their sponsors could lead them to support opposing candidates in the next election.

Although federal law prohibits churches from endorsing or opposing candidates, they have the right to speak out on ballot referenda and on other issues, from abortion to zoning.

The expenditures upon which we seek a report are those that Congress has said to not warrant a deduction as an ordinary and necessary business expense, namely, lobbying, participation in the political system by supporting or opposing candidates for office, and trying to influence the general public or segment thereof as to elections, legislative matters or referenda.

Then, a couple of things went Kenney's way: opposing candidates waited until late September to go public, giving the former federal Conservative minister miles of runway to mount a province - wide pickup - truck tour.

You can invite opposing candidates to non-fundraiser events, for example.

But corporations in the U.S. are permitted to spend unlimited amounts to support or oppose a candidate as long as they or the organizations they contribute to do not coordinate this activity with the candidate.

You get a bonus sentence if you say something GENUINELY positive and respectful about the opposing candidate (s).

Earlier in the year, Pew found that white evangelicals» presidential picks were more determined by distaste for an opposing candidate than support for their selection.

Sorry loud mouth but you forgot churches can't endorse or oppose candidates of any kind which you certainly did.

For the first time in the campaign, an opposing candidate left Trump speechless.

Note that this can cut both ways — because you will certainly be reaching people who oppose your candidate and perhaps motivating them to vote too.

The legislative leaders quietly introduced a campaign finance bill last night that is designed to strengthen enforcement at the state Board of Elections and also address the US Supreme Court's January decision that overturned a 20 - year - old ruling barring corporations from spending freely to support or oppose candidates.

Once a recount is performed, the opposing candidate is also at liberty to request a further recount.

Members of the church are not only forbidden to run for office, but are also prohibited to publicly support or oppose any candidate.

I assume that under the existing system, the focus is on swing states, which contain moderate voters, which means convincing moderate supporters of one candidate to vote for the other candidate instead, or convincing moderate supporters of one candidate to get out and vote for them, or convincing moderate supporters of the opposing candidate to stay at home on election day.

Citizens United overturned a century of legal doctrine when it ruled that pursuant to the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment, corporations and labour unions have the right to spend unlimited amounts of money through ads, commercials and other political tools to support or oppose candidates for office.

A new 527 - type group — the number refers to a section of the federal tax code — would be able to raise money from business organizations and pour the funding into «issues ads» that would attack specific candidates as anti-business, without the funding being counted as a contribution to the opposing candidate.

Real - time opposition research is most powerful when it's embedded within a narrative about the opposing candidate — basically, when it reinforces what you've been saying about the other guy all along, a message that derives from the opposition research that's gathered using these online tools and otherwise.

«But those two numbers are going to change as these candidates try to make themselves better known and as they try make voters question the opposing candidate.»

A so - called super pac is a political action committee that is allowed to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money to support or oppose a candidate, provided there is no direct communication between the committee and the candidate.

Is this same agreement still in play?Is Andrew keeping hands off the Senate GOP races, in return for a weak GOP opposing candidate in 2014?

Pataki took a pass on running statewide this year to instead focus on his Revere America committee, which dropped more than $ 2 million to opposes candidates who voted «yes» on, or simply spoke in support of, health care reform (or, as he puts it, «Obamacare»).

Yes this is a highly unusual move for any company, supporting 1 candidate and opposing another candidate when they both voted to regulate your company.

AV would ensure that if a majority of constituents oppose a candidate — e.g. any Tory due to cuts — they can't win.

We would have happily recommended him this year or last year under different circumstances — in each case he was opposing a candidate with a far greater history of involvement with our Club and our community.

Two men are actively seeking the lieutenant governor nomination: Chris St. Lawrence, town supervisor in Ramapo, Rockland County, and Bill Samuels, a Manhattan businessman who has pledged to spend his own money to support or oppose candidates in the state Senate.

Is the budget plan, which seeks deep cuts in federal spending over the next several years, that was approved by the Republican House so overwhelming to Americans they would oppose candidates who support it?

An opposing candidate stating the case and having the political skills to make the case are two completely different things.

«PACs generally are only allowed to give money out to candidates and committees and not make direct expenditures supporting or opposing a candidate, whereas independent expenditure committees can make those direct expenditures supporting or opposing a candidate,» Connolly told Capital via email.