“I want to correct my colleague's mistake in referring to someone by name. I don't agree with limiting candidates by allowing only one nomination signature per voter. I think it could expose who people plan to vote for. Other parts of the bill are enough to limit candidates.”
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Strong and Free Elections Act
A bill to change election rules, with provisions like prohibiting foreign influence and false information in elections, changing political contribution rules, and increasing penalties for election violations. Members talked about the bill's measures on topics like political financing, foreign interference, and protecting personal information, and procedural wrangling over a long-standing controversy about ballot committee deposit rules.
“I want parties to get more public funding per vote. I want to limit the amount any one person can give. I want to prevent wealthy people from donating too much.”
“I want taxpayers to fund political parties and campaigns. People can't be trusted to donate on their own without corruption.”
“Does this bill really let people hide who gives them money? If we can't see who paid them, how do we know ministers aren't giving access to donors? We can't trust them without that.”