Citizens United & Amending the Constitution

Uber, Lyft and other tech companies have raised roughly $200 million on Proposition 22. All the spending — especially after 2010’s Citizens United ruling gave big corporations and unions the right to spend huge sums — rubs some people the wrong way. “So now you have a situation where, if money is speech, speech isn’t free,” said Sean McMorris of California Common Cause, an organization that has called for more transparency in elections. “You have more money, more speech.”

All the spending — especially after 2010’s Citizens United ruling gave big corporations and unions the right to spend huge sums — rubs some people the wrong way. “So now you have a situation where, if money is speech, speech isn’t free,” said Sean McMorris of California Common Cause, an organization that has called for more transparency in elections. “You have more money, more speech.”

California Common Cause applauds voter approval of democracy reform ballot measures statewide – 59 and 54 - and local measures

A coalition of democracy reform groups urged Californians on Friday to vote Yes on Prop. 59 this November

California’s C- grade in the 2015 State Integrity Investigation shows that our state has more work to do in order to guard against corruption.