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Voting & Elections 07.6.2015

RE: Senate Bill 589 – Voter Registration: Individuals with Disabilities and Conservatees – SUPPORT

Dear Senator Block, On behalf of California Common Cause and our members, I am writing with a letter of support for SB 589, which strengthens voting rights protections for individuals with disabilities and conservatees.

Voting & Elections 07.6.2015

RE: AB 254 – Election Dates – SUPPORT

Dear Assemblymember Hernández, On behalf of California Common Cause and our members, I am writing with a letter of support for AB 254, which will require local elections to be held in June or November of odd or even-numbered years. By eliminating two possible local election dates, AB 254 creates additional opportunities for general law cities to consolidate their elections with higher-turnout state elections.

Voting & Elections 06.23.2015

RE: AB 1100 – Ballot Initiatives: Filing Fees – SUPPORT

Dear Assemblymembers Low and Bloom, On behalf of California Common Cause and our members, I am writing with a letter of support for Assembly Bill 1100, which adjusts for inflation the filing fee to circulate initiative or referendum petitions from $200 to $2,500.

Money & Influence 06.22.2015

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

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

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.

Voting & Elections 06.1.2015

RE: Senate Bill 439 – Conditional Voter Registration & Ballot On-Demand – SUPPORT

Dear Senator Allen, On behalf of California Common Cause and our members, I am writing with a letter of support for Senate Bill 439, which permits county elections officials to offer conditional voter registration and provisional voting at satellite offices during the entire 14 days immediately preceding Election Day, and establishes criteria for the use of ballot-on-demand printing systems.

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