Colin Bonini on Government Reform

	Colin Bonini on Government Reform

Delaware should not join National Popular Vote compact

Legislative Summary:SB22: Act enacts the National Popular Vote compact, which requires that each member state award its electoral votes to the presidential candidate who received the largest number of popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The compact becomes effective when it is enacted by states collectively possessing a majority of the electoral votes.

Delaware Public Radio case to vote NO: A 2018 GOP primary candidate for U.S. House said he believes it goes against what the founders envisioned when deciding how the president and vice president should be elected. "It says three votes go to what the country thinks," he said. "I think our three electoral votes should go for what Delaware thinks."

Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 14-7-0 on Mar/7/19; State Sen. Colin Bonini voted NO; Passed House 24-17-0 on Mar/14/19; Signed by Governor John Carney on Mar/28/19

Source: Delaware Public Radio on legislative voting records SB22 , Mar 7, 2019

Broaden disclosure requirements for political ads

HB300: The Delaware Elections Disclosure Act would reform and modernize Delaware's election disclosure laws.

Analysis by Brennan Center, August 15, 2012: The Delaware Elections Disclosure Act corrected a loophole all too common in state disclosure schemes that allows outside groups to evade disclosure requirements by refraining from expressly advocating the election or defeat of a candidate ("Vote for Jones" or "Defeat Smith"). By airing "sham issue ads" ("Call Smith and tell her to stop raising taxes"), groups could leave the voting public in the dark. The new law applies disclosure requirements to any outside group that airs an ad that mentions a candidate in the 30 days before a primary or 60 days before a general election.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 24-13-4 on May/8/12; passed Senate 21-0-0 on Jun/6/12; State Sen. Colin Bonini voted YES; signed by Governor Jack Markell on Aug/15/12.

Source: Brennan Center on Delaware Legislature voting records HB300 , Jun 6, 2012

Supports term limits; opposes state campaign funding

Q: Do you support limits on the number of terms of the following Delaware officials?
A: Yes, on State Senators and Representatives
Q: Do you support limiting the following types of contributions to state legislative candidates...?
Q: Individual?
A: No.
Q: PAC?
A: Yes.
Q: Corporate?
A: Undecided.
Q: Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns?
A: Undecided.
Q: Do you support partial funding from state taxes for state level political campaigns?
A: No.

Source: State Legislative 1998 National Political Awareness Test , Nov 1, 1998

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