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John Hoeven on Government Reform
Republican ND Governor
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No term limits for North Dakota legislators
Q: Do you support limiting the number of terms for North Dakota governors? A: No.
Q: Do you support limiting the number of terms for North Dakota state senators and representatives?
A: No.
Source: 2004 N.D. Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test
, Nov 1, 2004
Limit campaign contributions, but no spending limits
Q: Do you support limiting corporate contributions to state candidates? A: Yes
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: No.
Source: 2004 N.D. Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test
, Nov 1, 2004
Make Commerce Dept. a one-stop development source
The state needs to focus its economic development efforts, to become more creative and effective. To that end, I believe strongly that we should bring development-related agencies into a one-stop-shop, a Department of Commerce. I am speaking of ED&F,
Tourism, Community Services and Workforce Development.The proposed Commerce Department will eliminate nine positions and target more dollars for real economic development. We can put more money into creating jobs while cutting government.
Source: 2001 Inaugural Address
, Jan 9, 2001
Reforms must respect state's rights to select electors.
Hoeven adopted the National Governors Association position paper:
The Issue
In the wake of the United States presidential election in Florida, the Congress and the administration has expressed interest in federal standards for elections. Recognizing that Articles I and II of the United States Constitution grants states, not Congress, the authority to determine the manner of selecting presidential electors and conducting elections generally, most legislative proposals do not mandate federal standards. Rather, current proposals direct federal agencies or commissions to study and make recommendations concerning the election system. Nonetheless, the possibility of legislation in the 107th Congress requiring states to implement federal election standards remains. If enacted without adequate funding by the federal government, such legislation could also result in an unfunded mandate to the states.
NGA’s Position
Articles I and II of the United States Constitution grant states the authority to determine the manner of selecting presidential electors and provide that states are responsible for establishing election procedures generally. However, in the wake of the 2000 presidential election, the nation’s Governors recognize the need for election reform. NGA will continue to monitor federal legislation addressing this issue, but has not taken a position in support of or opposition to election reform efforts.
Source: National Governors Association "Issues / Positions" 01-NGA11 on Aug 1, 2001
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