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 BackHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Committee Report
| Legislation: | SB 164 |
| Sponsor: | Blevins |
| Long Title: | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WRITE-IN CANDIDATES |
| Committee: | HOUSE ADMINISTRATION |
| Number of Committee Members: | 5 |
| Date of Report: | 06/11/2008 |
| Committee Vote: | Favorable: | On Its Merits: | Unfavorable: |
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Purpose of the Bill : This bill would require that only votes cast for a declared write-in candidate would be counted. A person could declare himself/herself a write-in candidate to the Commissioner of Elections or the appropriate Department of Elections and that write-in votes cast for any other person, etc. would be lumped together and reported as other write-in votes. Persons who declare themselves write-in candidates would be subject to the provisions of Chapter 80 (Campaign Finance). The bill also provides additional guidance on what constitutes a vote for a write-in candidate.
Committee Findings: The Committee found that this will be a important bill in enforcing campaign finance policies.
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