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Money & Influence 03.30.2016

RE: Senate Bill 1349 (Hertzberg) – Cal-Access Modernization – SUPPORT

Letter

Dear Chair Allen, The undersigned organizations write to support Senate Bill 1349, which would direct the Secretary of State to modernize Cal-Access, California’s online system for campaign finance filing and disclosure. This necessary upgrade would make the system more reliable, better inform voters, and simplify compliance by campaigns. Modernizing Cal-Access would increase the transparency of campaign financing without requiring new disclosure rules, simply by providing easier public access to the information that campaigns already report.

Money & Influence 03.29.2016

RE: Senate Bill 1349 – Cal-Access Modernization – SUPPORT

Letter

Dear Senator Hertzberg, On behalf of California Common Cause and our members, I am writing with a letter of support for Senate Bill 1349, which would direct the Secretary of State to modernize Cal-Access, the online system for campaign finance filing and disclosure. Thank you for your leadership on this bill.

Money & Influence 06.22.2015

RE: SB 21 – Transparency for Elected Official Travel – SUPPORT with Recommended Amendments

Letter

Dear Senator Hill, On behalf of California Common Cause and our members, I am writing with a letter of support for Senate Bill 21. SB 21 requires that nonprofits that make more than $10,000 in travel gifts to elected officials, or more than $5,000 to any one elected official, disclose the donor who paid for this gift and requires all officials to disclose the destination of any travel gifts they received in their annual Statement of Economic Interest.

Money & Influence 06.15.2015

RE: Assembly Bill 1200 – Lobbying: Procurement Contracts– SUPPORT

Letter

Dear Assemblymember Gordon, On behalf of California Common Cause and our members, I am writing with a letter of support for Assembly Bill 1200, which will provide greater transparency in regards to who influences state government procurement spending.

RE: Assembly Bill 10 –Behested Payments and Economic Interest Disclosures – SUPPORT

Letter

Dear Assembly Member Gatto, On behalf of California Common Cause and our members, I am writing with a letter of support for Assembly Bill 10, which would make several significant changes to the Political Reform Act. Transparency and disclosure are essential to a healthy democracy. Voters need access to accurate information about candidates and elected officials financial interests, investments and sources of income. Greater transparency and disclosure help prevent the appearance of corruption and restore the public trust.

Money & Influence 04.23.2014

RE: AB 700 (Gomez and Levine) – Support

Letter

Dear Assemblymember Ridley-Thomas, We are pleased to support AB 700, the California DISCLOSE Act. If its intent is implemented, it will significantly strengthen disclosure requirements for ballot measure ads.

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