Sentences with phrase «outside election spending»

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Spending by these «outside organizations» is at record levels, easily topping $ 300 million this election, with an expected $ 200 million in «dark money» — funds which can't be traced to their original source.

Although similar nonprofits engaged in politics in past elections, their use exploded in 2010, particularly in tandem with super PACs, taking advantage of federal court rulings that paved the way for a new role for outside - spending groups in elections.

But even without outside money, U.S. presidential election spending has dwarfed Canadian spending by increasing margins over the past 12 years.

Sen. Simcha Felder, a Brooklyn Democrat who has been conferencing with the Republicans since his election in 2012, providing an additional cushion to the majority in the closely - divided chamber, spent much of the final two weeks leading up to the budget deal either in his office, at the gym or hanging around — alone — outside the chamber.

During the last three election cycles, 30 % or more of the outside spending on federal elections came from dark money groups.

The speaker suggested that such a system would invite outside groups to increase their spending and influence on elections.

NYC Public Financing System Kept Focus on Constituents Although outside spending played a role in New York City's first citywide election since the Citizens United decision, Mark Schmitt argues in the New Republic that public financing helped keep the focus on small donors.

(CNN)- The Supreme Court has blocked enforcement of a ruling by Montana's highest court that upholds the state's century - long restrictions on independent political spending by outside groups in election campaigns.

«We have all seen the disturbing increase in spending by outside groups in federal, state and even local elections in recent years,» said Rose Gill Hearn, a CFB board member.

An estimated hundreds of millions of dollars was spent by outside groups in the 2012 elections.

Federal Election Commission filings compiled by the Sunlight Foundation demonstrate that outside groups were actively spending money in New York's Congressional primary races.

Democrat Alex Sink and Republican David Jolly have spent over $ 2 million for their March 11th special election, but national outside groups have spent three times as much trying to impact on the Florida 13th Congressional District election.

The chart below shows outside spending in State Senate races in the general election by committee name.

In 2010, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that dramatically changed campaign finance laws, removing the cap on what outside groups, like the NRA, can spend to influence elections.

That year, outside spending totaled $ 3.6 million for the entire election cycle.

Neither candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in the June 4 primary, prompting a runoff election that drew millions of dollars in outside spending.

Meanwhile, NY - 21 Democratic candidate Aaron Woolf is fundraising, concerned about outside spending in the general election campaign — especially after seeing the SuperPAC influence in the GOP primary.

I spent election day «telling» outside a polling station in Sheffield.

With outside spending groups expected to again play a major role in New York's 2016 elections, the state Board of Elections has posted for public comment draft rules regulating such independent expenditure coelections, the state Board of Elections has posted for public comment draft rules regulating such independent expenditure coElections has posted for public comment draft rules regulating such independent expenditure committees.

Kaminsky announced Monday he would back a pledge that vowed to back closing the loophole in state election law that allows limited liability companies to give unlimited donations as well as limit outside income for state lawmakers and curtail the use of discretionary spending in the budget.

That decision opened the floodgates to unlimited amounts of money in elections, including through outside groups supportive of candidates that must not coordinate with official campaigns but can raise and spend unlimited sums.

It was a highly competitive election, with outside groups spending nearly $ 10 million.

American Crossroads, the conservative outside organization that has pledged to raise upwards of $ 60 million for the midterm elections, is spending nearly $ 1 million on new television ads in the Colorado and Ohio Senate races.

«Elections would be decided more by which candidate would be better qualified to represent the district as chosen by the voters, not which outside groups are willing to spend more to influence the election,» he said.

After the landmark ethics overhaul enacted last year, the State Board of Elections has developed rules for the disclosure of spending by outside groups, but those that don't explicitly advocate for the election or defeat of a candidate are exempt from this requirement.

Donors can give as much money as they want to a group supporting Republican NYC mayoral nominee Joe Lhota, following a ruling by a federal appeals court that could pave the way for increased outside spending in New York elections.

The parties and outside groups spent nearly $ 21.8 million over the last four cycles in Illinois - 10 (which is covered by the Chicago media market), $ 20.6 million in New Hampshire - 1, $ 16.6 million in Texas - 23, and $ 12.2 million in New York - 24 (which was the 25th District until the 2012 elections).

If he were to lose the leadership election he would go immediately I think, but this is a man who spends almost all his time on policy issues, he has little life outside politics and has spent all his life since his teens on either academic or political pursuits, I'm sure he would find his own nature militating for him to continue and he would probably see a General Election loss with him as PM as something he had to election he would go immediately I think, but this is a man who spends almost all his time on policy issues, he has little life outside politics and has spent all his life since his teens on either academic or political pursuits, I'm sure he would find his own nature militating for him to continue and he would probably see a General Election loss with him as PM as something he had to Election loss with him as PM as something he had to rectify.

Katko and Deacon have benefited from nearly $ 4 million spent by groups outside of Central New York on the 24th Congressional District race this year, according to Federal Election Commission records.

The remaining half a million dollars in outside spending this election cycle comes from two groups, both who are supporting Malloy.

With seven weeks remaining until election day, independent groups have spent $ 3.7 million on the Connecticut gubernatorial race, already surpassing the amount of outside spending in the 2010 race between Republican Tom Foley and Democratic Governor Dannel P. Malloy.

Maffei has blamed more than $ 560,000 in spending by outside groups in the final weeks of the 2010 election for contributing to his defeat.

New Disclosure Bills Proposed in New York Legislature Secret money spent by outside organizations has become increasingly common in American elections, including New York State and federal contests.

Similarly, the Tea Party Leadership Fund, an outside group that supports tea - party - aligned candidates, spent more than $ 350,000 in the contest to attack Boehner and boost Winteregg, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.

Not all of the data is publicly available, as issue - based ads that ask voters to call their senator and encourage them to support or oppose policy is not considered political spending outside of a 60 - day window before a general election and 30 days before a primary, and is therefore not required to be reported to the FEC.

The candidates and their outside supporters spent more than $ 1 million on the campaign, according to Federal Election Commission records, an expensive amount for a primary in Upstate New York.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an ethics reform package on Wednesday that would impose tight new restrictions on deep - pocketed outside spending groups in New York elections, but has also drawn criticism for sweeping new disclosure requirements it will place on nonprofit lobbying groups and donors.

In recent years, outside groups, from unions to charter school supporters, have spent millions on New York elections.

Yet Gibson already has some help in the fundraising department: Outside spending group Empower New Yorkers — which states it «support (s) people like Chris Gibson who are leading on the challenges of our time» — filed with the state Board of Elections in January.

At the same time, a good quarter by an incumbent member of Congress can discourage outside political groups from spending big money against them in the November election.

The September to November general election campaign never really took off for Lhota and the GOP, with polls quickly showing de Blasio at a significant advantage, lackluster debates, and no significant outside spending to damage de Blasio and promote Lhota.

The candidates focused on how they were funding the election — Spitzer through his own real estate wealth, and Stringer through campaign finance, but benefiting from millions being spent by outside groups aiming to take Spitzer down.

Republicans often seem comfortable shrugging off the climate issue, noting that GOP candidates cruised to victory in the midterm elections last year despite heavy spending by outside groups like Tom Steyer's NextGen Climate, which depicted some GOP candidates as «deniers.»

November 7, 2012 • This presidential election attracted $ 1.5 billion in outside spending — TV ads, robocalls and other political activity by groups created to take advantage of the new rules of campaign finance law.

Because observing and participating as a teacher and an advocate over the last two cycles of elections I think that people have jumped in the race a little too late, and then it becomes this campaign of mailers and, given the way campaign finance laws are set up, there's a lot of outside groups spending money and candidates aren't really able to find their message, so I just wanted to give myself as much time as possible.

With Reform Fervor in the Air, Local School Board Elections See Record Outside Spending This year, huge amounts of money and passion are flowing down the ballot into the school board elections — part of an all - out war over public schooElections See Record Outside Spending This year, huge amounts of money and passion are flowing down the ballot into the school board elections — part of an all - out war over public schooelections — part of an all - out war over public school reform.

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Although independent expenditures were not a large source of funds overall, MapLight also found that during the 2016 election, outside spending was concentrated in three Oakland school director races.

Almost $ 300,000 was spent by outside spending groups to influence the election of the three school district directors in a race defined by debates on charter schools.