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May 10, 2012
The Honorable Julia Brownley
California State Assembly
State Capitol
P. O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0041
Re: AB 1648. CA Disclose Act
NOTICE OF SUPPORT
Dear Assembly Member Brownley,
As Mayor of the City of San Luis Obispo, I wish to inform you that the City Council, at
their regular meeting of May 8, 2012 unanimously voted to support your legislation, Assembly
Bill 1648.
The bill would provide necessary reforms to California's campaign finance disclosure
laws and increase transparency in our elections. AB 1648 would identify the top contributors of
ballot measure campaigns in television ads, radio ads, print and mass mailing ads, and websites;
and would require other contributors to be listed on the Secretary of State's website.
The City is supportive of these disclosure provisions because during each election cycle
special interests inundate voters with messages from political action committees and ballot
measure committees. These committees and other committees employ deceiving names and
monikers that mislead voters. Voters deserve to have factual information about who is funding
political campaigns; this information is critical to making informed decisions.
For the above stated reasons the City of San Luis Obispo supports AB 1648.
Cc: City Council
Senator Sam Blakeslee
Assembly Member Achadjian
]David Mullinax, League of California Cities
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fan Marx
Mayor