HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

149th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

HOUSE BILL NO. 139

 

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

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

 

Section 1. Amend § 8002, Title 15 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strikethrough and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 8002. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(11) "Election period" means:

a. For a candidate committee:

4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of the limitations under § 8010 of this title on contributions  from persons other than political parties and political action committees,  for a candidate in a general election who was nominated for such office in a primary election, the election period shall end on the day of the primary and the next election period shall begin on the day after the primary.

 

SYNOPSIS

This bill allows the election cycle regarding contributions from political parties and political action committees to reset after the Primary Election as it does for other contributors.