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Gil Cisneros on Government Reform
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More financial disclosure for political spending
Q: Campaign Finance: Require political ads to disclose their largest funders? Stand on Citizens United decision, which allowed unlimited corporate political donations?Gil Cisneros (D): Yes. "Increase financial disclosure requirements for political
spending. Considers Citizens United "disastrous." Will co-sponsor Constitutional amendment to overturn.
Young Kim (R): No stand found on disclosure laws. Was not public sponsor of CA Proposition 59, which called for Citizens United overturn.
Source: CampusElect.org 2018 Issue Guides: Congress CA-39 election
, Oct 9, 2018
Yes to automatic voter registration & same-day registration
Q: Voting Rules: Position on voting rules?Gil Cisneros (D): Supports automatic voter registration, restoring Voting Rights Act & allowing election day registration.
Young Kim (R): Voted against automatic registration and against requiring CA State
University & Community College Systems to allow students to simultaneously enroll & register to vote.
Q: Elections: Support nonpartisan redistricting to address partisan gerrymandering?
Gil Cisneros (D): Yes.
Young Kim (R): No stand found.
Source: CampusElect.org 2018 Issue Guides: Congress CA-39 election
, Oct 9, 2018
PVS:Regulate campaign donations from corporations.
Cisneros supports the PVS survey question on regulating campaign donations
Project Vote Smart inferred whether candidates agree or disagree with the statement, 'Campaign Finance: Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?'
PVS self-description: "The Political Courage Test provides voters with positions on key issues. Historically, candidates have failed to complete our test due to the advice they receive from their advisors and out of fear of negative attack ads."
Source: PVS Survey 18PVS-16 on Aug 1, 2018
Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access.
Cisneros voted YEA For the People Act of 2019
- This bill expands voter registration and voting access, makes Election Day a federal holiday, and limits removing voters from voter rolls.
- The bill provides for states to establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions.
- The bill also sets forth provisions for sharing intelligence information with state election officials, and supporting states in securing their election systems, and establishing the National Commission to Protect U.S. Democratic Institutions.
- This bill addresses campaign spending, by expanding the ban on foreign nationals contributing to or spending on elections; and expanding disclosure rules.
- This bill establishes an alternative campaign funding system [with] federal matching of small contributions for qualified candidates.
- The bill also requires candidates for President and Vice President to submit 10 years of tax returns.
Opposing argument from the Heritage Foundation, 2/1/2019: HR1 federalizes and micromanages
the election process administered by the states, imposing unnecessary mandates on the states and reversing the decentralization of the American election process. What HR1 Would Do:- Seize the authority of states to regulate the voting process by forcing states to implement early voting, automatic voter registration, same-day registration, online voter registration, and no-fault absentee balloting.
- Make it easier to commit fraud at the polls through same-day registration, as election officials have no time to verify the accuracy of voter registration.
- Degrade the accuracy of registration lists by automatically registering individuals from state databases, such as DMV.
- Cripple the effectiveness of state voter ID laws by allowing individuals to vote without an ID and merely signing a statement in which they claim they are who they say they are.
Legislative outcome: Passed House 234-193-5 on 3/8/19; received with no action in Senate thru 12/31/2019
Source: Congressional vote 19-S949 on Jan 3, 2019
Page last updated: Dec 31, 2020