Sentences with phrase «with election financing»

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He explained that the current Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who's also the Dutch finance minister, gathers significant support among the other finance ministers but failed to get enough backing to continue with his European role after having lost the general election, putting an end, at least for now, to the idea of a permanent president.

Cohen didn't follow Trump to the White House after the election, instead leveraging his influence to include a partnership with a Washington law firm and a senior position with the Republican National Committee's finance team.

Finally, Cuban said the outcome of the election ultimately will be all about the economy: «There's so much uncertainty with markets, there's so much uncertainty with international finance, that people could start feeling the effects personally and that could change what they're focused on,» he said.

Flaherty, 64, served as Harper's only finance minister from the time the Conservatives won office in January 2006 until last month, when he stepped down, saying he would not run in the 2015 election and wanted more time with his family.

With the Liberals now in power — and with heavyweights like former Finance Minister Joe Oliver defeated in the recent election — Kenney will take a prominent spot the opposition beWith the Liberals now in power — and with heavyweights like former Finance Minister Joe Oliver defeated in the recent election — Kenney will take a prominent spot the opposition bewith heavyweights like former Finance Minister Joe Oliver defeated in the recent election — Kenney will take a prominent spot the opposition bench.

With eliminating the deficit in time for the election the government's single biggest priority, it follows that the Finance Minister who brought Canada through the recession in relatively sound shape should be kept on to ensure the books are balanced on schedule.

The Prime Minister, in his recent comments about balancing the budget before the next election, also appears to agree with PBO and not his Minister of Finance..

His dismay with the Finance Department's forecasting record led to his commitment in the 2006 election, to create a Parliamentary Budget Officer.

«Any payment by a person such as Cohen on behalf of or in consultation with a candidate to influence an election is an in - kind «contribution'to the candidate under campaign finance law subject to a $ 2,700 limit and disclosure requirements,» he said.

Given recent economic developments (which suggest there will be no surplus this year) and global uncertainties, together with a commitment by all three major political parties to balanced budgets and no tax increases (other than the NDP), it would be fiscally imprudent for any political party to make new major election «promises» in the coming months without indicating how they would be financed.

That payment is the subject of criticism from the watchdog group Common Cause, which filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission and the Department of Justice alleging it violated campaign finance rules.

This election is noteworthy as the first to be conducted under a vastly reformed regime of campaign finance that took effect in January 2017, with the coming into force of The Election Finances Statute Law Amendment Acelection is noteworthy as the first to be conducted under a vastly reformed regime of campaign finance that took effect in January 2017, with the coming into force of The Election Finances Statute Law Amendment AcElection Finances Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016.

On June 6 Finance Minister Jim Flaherty reintroduced his spring federal budget, which was never passed in the rush to an election, with a key twist: Flaherty added a measure to phase out the $ 2 - per - vote subsidy to political parties by 2015 - 16.

Cambridge Analytica secured contracts for US elections that were served by the UK - based SCL, despite the possibility that its use of data scientists with foreign citizenship was a violation of campaign finance laws.

The Minister of Finance, Jim Flaherty, tabled a budget on June 6, 2011, just over two months after he tabled his last budget, which died on the order paper with the dissolution of Parliament due to the election.

Campaign finance watchdog groups have filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission and the Justice Department alleging that the payment amounted to an illegal campaign expenditure.

In the 2015 election, Trudeau ran on an economic platform that touted deficit - financed infrastructure spending and a boost in federal benefits for families with kids.

Campaign finance watchdog groups have filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission and Justice Department alleging that the then - secret payment amounted to an illegal campaign expenditure.

January 22, 2018: The campaign finance and anti-corruption watchdog group Common Cause filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission and Department of Justice asking them to «determine whether the payment was made by the Trump Organization or some other corporation or individual, which would additionally make it an illegal in - kind contribution to the campaign.»

Campaign finance watchdog groups have filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission and the Justice Department alleging that the then - secret payment amounted to an illegal campaign expenditure.

Ms. Gray is also Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal, a role that coincides with her position as chairperson of the Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee, which is reviewing the Election Act, the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, the Conflicts of Interest Act, and the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act.

Any payment by a person such as Cohen on behalf of or in consultation with a candidate to influence an election is an in - kind «contribution» to the candidate under campaign finance law subject to a $ 2,700 limit and disclosure requirements.

The recent federal election featured something of a debate on fiscal policy, with the Liberals promising to run modest deficits for three years in order to stimulate a sagging economy and finance needed long - term investments in infrastructure and social programs.

The private members» bill would amend the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act to create a legal definition for PACs, require PACs to be registered with Elections Alberta and subject them to the same financial disclosure and contribution rules as other political entities.

He tortured, manipulated elections, controlled the media, stole billions of dollars from the Egyptian people to finance his lavish lifestyle and enrich his cronies, all with support from the United States.

Democratic Senate hopeful Barbara Fiala on Friday reported having $ 72,161 in cash on hand for her bid to flip a district long held by Republicans in the Southern Tier, a campaign finance filing with the Board of Elections shows.

«I won my first election, to the Wisconsin state Senate, with public financing.»

«Introducing legislation retrospectively like this is clearly not ideal, but the timing of the Finance Bill and the election left the government in a quandary with no perfect options.

With an election looming the City knows that neither Alistair Darling nor George Osborne will want to be too blunt about what really needs to be done with the public finanWith an election looming the City knows that neither Alistair Darling nor George Osborne will want to be too blunt about what really needs to be done with the public finanwith the public finances.

With the Roberts Supreme Court already apparently reconsidering past precedents with an eye toward treating corporate and union donations as free speech, a federal appeals court has now ruled on behalf of Emily's List that nonprofits can use functionally unbounded «soft money» to finance their election - year activitWith the Roberts Supreme Court already apparently reconsidering past precedents with an eye toward treating corporate and union donations as free speech, a federal appeals court has now ruled on behalf of Emily's List that nonprofits can use functionally unbounded «soft money» to finance their election - year activitwith an eye toward treating corporate and union donations as free speech, a federal appeals court has now ruled on behalf of Emily's List that nonprofits can use functionally unbounded «soft money» to finance their election - year activities.

«We are proud to stand with Governor Cuomo and the Senate Democratic Conference in support of the public financing of elections, and urge the Republican Coalition and its allies to drop their opposition to this essential proposal.»

State Sen. Kathy Marchione, R - Halfmoon and Saratoga County Treasurer Andrew Jarosh transferred $ 100 each to the Assembly campaign of Chris Boyark, according to a new campaign finance report filed with the state Board of Elections.

«Campaign finance disclosure ensures New Yorkers have confidence that their elected officials are serving them honestly and with transparency,» said New York State Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman.

«Knowingly and willfully failing to file campaign finance disclosure reports with the New York State Board of Elections is a crime,» said Attorney General Schneiderman.

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Last month, Common Cause / NY joined with other government watchdog groups in calling on the NYS Board of Elections to reverse its 1996 Advisory Opinion in which it adopted an ill - advised interpretation of the campaign finance law and opened up the LLC loophole.

In general, names that appear in capital letters appear as used somewhere in the Board of Elections» campaign finance database; names with standard capitalization were written by the author to clarify a donor's true identity.

During his time in the legislature, Brian has sponsored legislation and worked with colleagues to extend and strengthen tenant protections; increase New York's commitment to cleaner more sustainable energy sources and greater efficiency; prevent people from being exposed to toxic chemicals; increase the minimum wage; ensure equality in civil marriage laws; strengthen laws intended to keep guns out of the wrong hands; and promote cleaner, fairer elections by modernizing voting and closing loopholes in campaign finance laws.

A DNAinfo New York analysis of Campaign Finance Board records shows that nearly two dozen people who hosted fundraisers for de Blasio during the 2013 election cycle ended up with lucrative jobs in his administration or high - level appointments to city boards.

Data for this analysis came from campaign finance disclosures filed with the New York State Board of Elections from 2005 through 2014.

We hire canvassers year round to knock on doors and discuss our agenda with voters, including job creation, public financing of elections, reigning in Wall Street greed, and a lot more.

Howard's campaign spent some $ 221,400, compared to Democratic challenger Bernard A. Tolbert's almost $ 9,500, according to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the state Board of Elections.

The current mistrust and cynicism among voters can be reversed by adopting public financing of elections with a small donor match.

Risa Sugarman, currently the deputy commissioner of the criminal investigations division for the Department of Taxation and Finance, has been nominated as the board's chief enforcement counsel, overseeing a new unit tasked with enforcing the state's election laws.

Along with vigilant enforcement of the law, disclosure of contributions, and lower contribution limits, public financing of elections can «end the mad chase for campaign cash that starts some elected officials down the road to corruption and... make candidates dependent on ordinary voters rather than special interests.»

On Monday Long filed a papers to create a campaign finance committee called «Wendy Long 2016» with the Federal Election Commission.

- U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, R - Onondaga Hill, and Democratic candidate Dan Maffei filed their latest campaign finance reports with the Federal Election Commission this week.

«Governor Cuomo's call for publicly financed elections, when combined with the ethics legislation, is the best way to rebuild trust in government,» Cantor continued.

The international community finances the UN operation in the Congo with 1.4 billion US$ (UN 2011) and additional bilateral and multilateral aid programmes, but it is doing shamefully little to assure these elections put the country on a firm track towards consolidation.

He said although the loan was acquired to finance the party's 2012 campaign, he as «Chairman of the 2012 Presidential Campaign Finance Team contracted and Guaranteed for purposes of the elections» and this has nothing to do with thefinance the party's 2012 campaign, he as «Chairman of the 2012 Presidential Campaign Finance Team contracted and Guaranteed for purposes of the elections» and this has nothing to do with theFinance Team contracted and Guaranteed for purposes of the elections» and this has nothing to do with the party.