BILL NUMBER:  AB 400
  VETOED	DATE: 09/28/2014




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 400 without my signature.

Information regarding contributions is most important for voters when
they are deciding whether to vote for or against a measure that is
on the ballot.  Earlier this year I signed legislation to provide
up-to-date information regarding committees for or against a measure
or candidate that have raised over $1 million.  Now, voters can
inspect the top 10 contributors on the Fair Political Practices'
website at www.fppc.ca.gov/top10Nov2014 or
www.fppc.ca.gov/candidateNov2014.  These links are also provided in
the ballot pamphlet ? an essential source of information for voters.

It is not practical to include contributor information on petitions
as signatures are being gathered.  The brief time allotted to collect
hundreds of thousands of signatures does not provide flexibility for
a proponent to reprint petitions each time there is a change in the
top five contributors.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.