Sentences with phrase «restrictions on campaign spending»

The panel issued a preliminary report in December calling for, among other things, tighter restrictions on campaign spending and public financing of campaigns.

(With much tougher restrictions on campaign spending and political committees.)

Not exact matches

The ruling, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, No. 08 - 205, overruled two precedents: Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, a 1990 decision that upheld restrictions on corporate spending to support or oppose political candidates, and McConnell v. Federal Election Commission, a 2003 decision that upheld the part of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 that restricted campaign spending by corporations andCampaign Reform Act of 2002 that restricted campaign spending by corporations andcampaign spending by corporations and unions.

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).

The GOP had moved more aggressively into the new Wild West - like campaign cash environment created by federal court decisions striking down spending and fundraising restrictions as unconstitutional infringements on free speech.

(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.

Another area of ethics reform has to do with restrictions on spending from campaign accounts.

And Dadey says legislators are too dependent on collecting campaign cash with few restrictions on how it is spent.

The changes require lawmakers to disclose more about non-government income, expand the pension - forfeiture law, and tighten restrictions on how campaign money can be spent for personal use.

A prominent component of relevant case law is the Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which ruled unconstitutional certain restrictions on corporate campaign spending during elections.

Karen Scharff, with the Working Families Party, which is led by reform activists and union leaders, says a request that the unions refrain from spending money on campaigns when there are no restrictions on big business, would not work.

It's not unusual for politicians in New York to use their campaign funds to pay for a criminal defense lawyer, since there are few restrictions on how donor contributions can be spent.

Hein included, along with campaign spending limits and restrictions on vendors» donations a controversial matching - grant proviso for those running for legislature.

The U.S. Supreme Court, in cases like Citizens United, has loosened restrictions on independent spending, and the federal agency regulating campaign finance is paralyzed by a partisan stalemate.