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Mejia, Anthony
From:Goodwin, Heather
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Subject:FW: Additional Information for the Election Campaign Review Committee
Attachments:Brown signs three FPPC bills.docx
From one of the members of the Election Campaign Review Committee.
Thank you,
Heather Goodwin | Deputy City Clerk
City of San Luis Obispo
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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web | www.slocity.org/cityclerk
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From: Allen K. Settle [mailto:
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 1:16 PM
To: Schroeder, Sheryll
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Subject: Re: Additional Information for the Election Campaign Review Committee
To all,
Please see the attachment announcing new laws signed by the governor that may be of relevance to the city election
campaign review committee.
Allen Settle
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Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 1:21:40 PM
Subject: Additional Information for the Election Campaign Review Committee
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Please find attached an informational fact/history sheet and the 2009 meeting minutes of the last Election Campaign
Review Committee. Please let me know if you have any questions or if clarification is needed on any item. I look forward
to our meeting Thursday.
Sheryll Schroeder
Interim City Clerk
City of San Luis Obispo
(805) 781‐7102
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Brown signs three FPPC bills,
vetoes campaign finance bill
Governor Brown on Tuesday signed a handful of bills designed to
promote government transparency, and vetoed one that would have
required more training for people who manage finances for political
campaigns.
Brown signed three bills sponsored by the state's Fair Political Practices
Commission:
Assembly Bill 409 by Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk - Silva, D-
Fullerton, creates an electronic filing system for public officials who
report annual statements of economic interest, known as Form 700s.
The new online system will replace an old paper system, allowing
greater ability for the public to review the financial interests of
hundreds of thousands of government officials in California.
Assembly Bill 552 by Assemblyman Paul Fong, D- Cupertino, gives the
FPPC greater authority to collect the fines it levies on people who
violate laws governing political campaigns, fundraising, lobbying, and
conflicts of interest for public officials by asking a court for a judgment
to collect an unpaid penalty.
Assembly Bill 1090, also by Fong, allows the FPPC to give advice on a
category of conflict -of- interest laws that previously was under the
authority of criminal prosecutors. Under the bill, government officials
who have questions about Government Code section 1090, which deals
with conflicts of interests in government contracts, may seek written or
telephone advice from the FPPC.
Three other bills sponsored by the FPPC this year did not make it out of
the Legislature.
The Commission's chairwoman, Ann Ravel, said the bills Brown signed
will improve government transparency. The creation of an online
database of statements of economic interest will "revolutionize the
ability to hold public officials accountable across the state," Ravel said
in a statement.
Brown vetoed Senate Bill 3 by Sen. Leland Yee, D -San Francisco, which
sought a number of changes to California's campaign finance laws. It
would have required that a campaign treasurer complete an online
training course, and that the secretary of state complete a study of the
technological changes necessary to create a more robust online system
for filing campaign finance reports.
"There is no doubt the current system -- widely viewed as outdated and
cumbersome -- needs upgrading," Brown wrote in his veto message.
He wrote that he was directing state officials to come up with
"recommendations on the best way to improve campaign disclosure."
The bill was sponsored by California Common Cause. The group sent
out a message saying that even though Brown vetoed the bill, he took "a
step forward to improving transparency in our elections" by
acknowledging flaws in the current system and directing officials to
suggest improvements.
"This action would not have been taken without the pressure from the
Legislature, voters, and organizations like Common Cause and the
League of Women Voters of California who worked together across
party lines to pass Senate Bill 3," wrote Common Cause spokesman
Phillip Ung.