SB 1467,
as amended, Bates. Political Reform Act of 1974:begin delete contribution limitations.end deletebegin insert campaign prohibitions.end insert
Existing law, the Political Reform Act of 1974, provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing, including requiring the reporting of campaign contributions. The act imposesbegin delete a contribution limit of $3,000 on contributions made to, and received by, candidates for elective state offices that are not statewide elective offices.end deletebegin insert various prohibitions relating to the expenditure of campaign funds.end insert The actbegin delete does not limit the amount of contributions that a person may make toend deletebegin insert prohibitsend insert a committee that
is primarily formed to support or oppose one or more ballotbegin delete measures. The act prohibits a candidate for elective state office or a committee controlled by that candidate from making a contribution to another candidate for elective state office in excess of the contribution limit for elective state offices.end deletebegin insert measures from sending a slate mailer unless it complies with specified requirements.end insert
This bill would prohibit abegin delete person from making to aend delete committee controlled by a candidate for elective office that is primarily formed to support or oppose one or more ballotbegin delete measures, and prohibit such a committee from receiving, a contribution in excess of the contribution limit for elective state offices, as specified. The bill would prohibit a candidate for any elective office, or the candidate’s controlled committees, from making a contribution to another candidate for elective office or a committee controlled by a candidate that is primarily formed to support or oppose one or more ballot measures in excess of the contribution limit established for candidates for elective state office.end deletebegin insert
measures from expending campaign funds on an advertisement featuring the controlling candidate or another officeholder or candidate, as specified.end insert
This bill would prohibit a committee controlled by a candidate for elective office that is primarily formed to support or oppose one or more ballot measures from expending campaign funds to make a contribution or other transfer of campaign funds to a committee for a purpose other than supporting or opposing a ballot measure that the controlled committee was primarily formed to support or oppose.
end deleteA violation of the act’s provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, provides that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act’s purposes upon a 2⁄3 vote of each house and compliance with specified procedural requirements.
This bill would declare that it furthers the purposes of the act.
Vote: 2⁄3. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
begin insertSection 84311 is added to the end insertbegin insertGovernment Codeend insertbegin insert,
2to read:end insert
(a) For purposes of this section:
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(1) “Advertisement” has the same meaning as provided in
5Section 84501.
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(2) “Featuring” a candidate or officeholder means using any
2of the following belonging to the candidate or otherwise singling
3out the candidate or officeholder:
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(A) Name.
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(B) Signature.
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(C) Title.
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(D) Voice.
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(E) Image.
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(b) A committee controlled by a candidate for elective office
10that is primarily formed to support or oppose one or more ballot
11measures shall not expend campaign funds on an advertisement
12featuring either of the following:
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(1) The controlling candidate.
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(2) Another officeholder or candidate.
Section 85301.7 is added to the Government
16Code, to read:
For each period between statewide general elections,
18as defined in Section 1200 of the Elections Code, a person shall
19not make to a committee controlled by a candidate for elective
20office that is primarily formed to support or oppose one or more
21ballot measures, and such a committee shall not accept from a
22person, a contribution in excess of the contribution limit established
23pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 85301, as adjusted by the
24Commission pursuant to Section 83124. The contribution limit
25described in this section shall be the aggregate amount of
26contributions that a candidate may accept per contributor for his
27or her controlled committees that are primarily formed to support
28or oppose one or more ballot measures, regardless of the number
29of such committees controlled by that
candidate.
Section 85305 of the Government Code is amended
31to read:
A candidate for elective state office or committee
33controlled by that candidate shall not make a contribution to
34another candidate for elective state officeor to a committee
35controlled by another candidate for elective office that is primarily
36formed to support or oppose one or more ballot measures in excess
37of the limits set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 85301, as
38adjusted pursuant to Section 83124.
Section 85305.1 is added to the Government Code, to
40read:
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title or
2Section 18680 of the Elections Code, a committee controlled by
3a candidate for elective office that is primarily formed to support
4or oppose one or more ballot measures shall not expend campaign
5funds to make a contribution or other transfer of campaign funds
6to a committee for a purpose other than supporting or opposing a
7ballot measure that the controlled committee was primarily formed
8to support or oppose.
The provisions of this section are severable. If any
10provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that
11invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can
12be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
15Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
16the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
17district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
18infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
19for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of
20the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within
21the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
22Constitution.
The Legislature finds and declares that this bill furthers
25the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974 within the
26meaning of subdivision (a) of Section 81012 of the Government
27Code.
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