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California DISCLOSE Act of 2012
Citizens United unleashed unlimited, anonymous corporate spending on campaigns nationwide. That's why we're sponsoring AB 1648, the California DISCLOSE Act:
• Lets voters know who really is paying for political ads — on the ads themselves.
• Political television ads will have to clearly list their three largest funders and their logos.
• Applies to all kinds of political ads, including television, radio, print advertising, and websites.
AB 1648 will change the Big Money game.
AB 1648 Details and Download materials
See the four pages of AB 1648 Endorsers!
Why Clean Money and Fair Elections?
Do you think that public officials should be accountable
to voters instead of to big money contributors? So do we.
The solution is Fair Elections funding of campaigns
for qualified candidates who agree to strict spending limits.
• Get politicians out of the fundraising game
• Open up the political process
• End pay-to-play politics
• Get started by learning the basics
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The California Clean Money Campaign is a non-partisan 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to achieve an open and accountable government in California by building statewide support for public funding of election campaigns.
The California Clean Money Action Fund is the 501(c)4 advocacy arm of the California Clean Money Campaign
Vote Yes on Proposition 15, the California Fair Elections Act!
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California News
San Diego Union-Tribune, by Christopher Cadelago, 2/20/12 Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, D-Santa Monica, and Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, R-San Diego, on Monday announced a new version of the California DISCLOSE Act. Full story Capitol Weekly, by Michelle Romero, 2/6/12 "Last week, California legislators had a chance to take a small but crucial step toward improving transparency and accountability in California’s increasingly dysfunctional political process. They failed, but this fight is far from over: Results from The Greenlining Institute’s just-released voter survey show that voters demand action." Full story Santa Clarita Valley Signal, by Lynne Plambeck, 1/27/12 "Many local residents will be visiting and calling our local legislator, Assemblyman Cameron Smyth, R-Santa Clarita, to urge him to vote for this important issue. You can participate in this action by contacting his local office and urging his support for the California DISCLOSE Act..." Full story California Progress Report, by Trent Lange, 1/27/12 "... with overwhelming bipartisan support from a public that is engaged and cares deeply about transparency and disclosure, we’re hopeful that enough Democrats and Republicans will come together to do the right thing and pass it on Tuesday." Full story Berkeley Daily Planet, by Richard Knee, 1/13/12 The Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee gave a 5-0 thumbs-up Monday to the California DISCLOSE Act (Assembly Bill 1148), which would require political ads on the web, radio and TV, and in print to identify who paid for them. Full story San Francisco Bay Guardian, by Lisa Carmack, 1/12/12 With the upcoming anniversary of the Citizens United decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed corporations to make unlimited campaign contributions, California Assembly member Julia Brownley (D-Santa Monica) is pushing a bill to ensure that corporate entities making political donations are required to at least disclose those contributions. Full story
Our Letters and Op-Eds
San Jose Mercury News, by John Fioretta, 2/18/12 "The Mercury News was spot on when it wrote there was no honorable reason to conceal who pays for a political ad. What do the opponents of this necessary reform have to hide?" Full story Hi Desert Start, by Jason Gueltzow, 2/10/12 "Despite wide approval, 84 percent in polls across all party lines, on Jan. 31, the California Assembly failed to pass AB 1148. It fell short of the requisite two-thirds majority by just two votes. Sadly, my representative from the 65th Assembly District, Assemblyman Paul Cook, was one of the handful to vote against AB 1148." Full story Ventura County Star, by Jay Kapitz, 1/27/12 "The one bright spot in this mess is AB1148, the California DISCLOSE Act. Sponsored by the California Clean Money Campaign, it would expose who really pays for political ads - right in the ads." Full story
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