Sentences with phrase «political campaign contribution limits»

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That law barred dedicated political - advocacy groups from soliciting and spending soft money — funds that aren't subject to tight federal campaign - contribution limits and are used for issue advocacy and party - building...

«For most offices, New York State's contribution «limits» are substantially higher than those of any other state that imposes limits, and they are so high as to ensure that large donors dominate major political campaigns and candidates spend as much time as possible raising money from donors rather than talking with voters about issues,» Cuomo said in the written version of the SoS.

Cuomo, too, has talked about the importance of limiting big donors» access to government by limiting political contributions and creating a public campaign finance system — although he has yet to formally propose any legislation to accomplish that.

Thursday's filings lay bare those donations and other jaw - dropping financial details of the first modern presidential campaign in which donors could give unlimited contributions for political ads and in which both major party candidates declined to participate in a Watergate - era public financing system designed to limit fundraising.

«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.

Campaign cash from limited liability corporations — Arwin 88th Street LLC, Columbus 60th Realty LLC and Briar Hill Realty LLC are but a few connected to Glenwood — is now the subject of intense scrutiny as good - government groups demand lawmakers close loopholes that have allowed LLCs to make political contributions with so few constraints.

Oregon Democrats and Republicans have never enacted limits on political campaign contributions but have repealed voter - enacted limits 3 times.

The party also supports campaign finance changes to limit perceived corporate political influence and declines corporate contributions.

What's more, they are enforced by an energetic and independent Campaign Finance Board, which oversees a carefully constructed system that combines generous public matching funds with limits on contributions to political candidates, limits that are especially strict for lobbyists and others doing business with the city.

Zarb and committee members Stuart Rabinowitz, president of Hofstra University, and Robert Catell, a former chairman of KeySpan, recommended an anti- «pay - to - play» law to limit vendors» campaign contributions to county political candidates and appointment of independent auditors to oversee the contracting system.

And campaign finance regulations limit the types and amounts of money that declared presidential candidates can raise, while politicians who have not declared for the presidency can continue accepting larger contributions to a range of political committees, including state - level committees like the one used by Mr. McAuliffe.

This bizarre legal loophole allows essentially unlimited contributions to state political campaigns by allowing people to make contributions via an unlimited number of Limited Liability Corporations, or shell companies.

The LLC Loophole is the main way that real estate companies like Glenwood Management, a major player in both the Skelos and Silver scandals, have given millions of dollars to political campaigns despite contribution limits on individuals and corporations.

In real terms, these rules which exist in virtually every jurisdiction, include laws and regulations which forbid the unauthorized use of state resources for political purposes, contributions from dubious sources, violation of campaign funding limits as prescribed by enabling laws, the use of money to influence voters and election outcomes, non-disclosure of campaign spending, abuse of media, broadcasting and political advertising rules, and rules on declaration of assets, academic qualifications, health and other disclosures and internal party guidelines and rules.

Morinello called for reducing the contribution limits for political campaigns; barring companies that receive state contracts from making political donations for a year after the contract is awarded; and banning legislators from making «member item» grants to any organization that has made political contributions to state officials or committees.

Hana Callaghan, director of government ethics at Santa Clara University's Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, said that absent specific anti- «pay to play» legislation, which limits vendors» political contributions, «courts have generally not found it to be improper for public contractors to contribute to political campaigns.

The loophole has allowed special interest groups to funnel tens of millions of dollars into political campaigns, sometimes in secret, and circumvent contribution limits that individuals would otherwise have to follow, according to the Brennan Center, which has sued New York's Board of Elections to try to force it to close the loophole.

This has significantly limited any effort to promote political equality through regulation of campaign spending and contributions.

Thus the Court upheld the limits on contributions to candidates and their campaign committees, and to parties and political action committees, in the Act.

Mr. Cuomo's call for public campaign financing, along with substantially lower contribution limits and much more aggressive enforcement of campaign finance laws, already faces the well - funded wrath of a political establishment that cares little that elections are bought as much as they are won.

Sugarman's internal memo accuses de Blasio and his political aides of breaking campaign finance laws by funneling contributions over the legal limit into county committees in an unsuccessful effort to return the state Senate to Democratic control in 2014.

New campaign filings show Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo raised almost $ 900,000 from corporate spinoffs known as limited liability companies over the last six months, underscoring what critics call a gaping loophole in the laws meant to cap corporate political contributions.

The survey asked registered voters in the state whether they favor creating a «system of public campaign financing» that limits «the size of political contributions to candidates,» and uses «state money to match smaller contributions to candidates.»

Lafazan called for limits on campaign contributions by county contractors; term limits for elected officials; an end to taxpayer - funded political mailers; affordable housing for recent college graduates and increased funding to fight heroin abuse.

The commission also found that he had taken campaign contributions in amounts that exceeded state limits from several donors — including a political action committee run by SunTrust, the Georgia - based bank.

More specifically, Schneiderman is calling for higher contribution limits, the closing of a limited liability corporation loophole which he says «allows wealthy interests to funnel limitless amounts to campaigns,» as well as for the elimination of the housekeeping committees used by the state's political parties.

The New York City Campaign Finance Board bars donations from corporations, companies and law firms and limits individual and political action contributions to $ 2,750.

Good government groups see the pension forfeiture measure as a token reform and have pressed for the closing of the «LLC loophole» that allows businesses to create multiple limited liability companies to donate virtually unlimited amounts of campaign cash; public financing of candidate campaigns; the end of lump sum appropriations in the budget; limits on political contributions by companies with business before the state; limits on legislators» outside income; and a renovation of Albany's ethics watchdog, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE).