Delaware General Assembly

Out of Committee 1/20/16

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

1/19/16

Jaques

Sen. Henry

Rep. Matthews

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCES.

Sections 1 and 2 of this bill raise campaign contribution limits.  Specifically, the bill raises the limit of contributions from a party to a House of Representatives candidate from $3,000 to $5,000, equal to the State Senate.   The bill also raises the individual contribution to a party from $20,000 to $30,000. Sections 3 and 4 of this bill bring Delaware law more in line with Federal Election Commission reporting requirements. Specifically, the reporting periods would be January 1 through March 30, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through December 31. This bill retains the 8-day pre-elections reports and eliminates the 30-day pre-elections report.  This bill also adds a 2-year period for third-party advertiser reporting for any election period longer than 2 years. 

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