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California DISCLOSE Act of 2012
Citizens United unleashed unlimited, anonymous corporate spending on campaigns nationwide. That's why we're sponsoring AB 1148, the California DISCLOSE Act:
• Lets voters know who really is paying for political ads — on the ads themselves.
• Political television ads will have to clearly list their three largest funders and their logos.
• Applies to all kinds of political ads, including television, radio, print advertising, and websites.
AB 1148 will change the Big Money game.
AB 1148 Details and Download materials
See the four pages of AB 1148 Endorsers!
Why Clean Money and Fair Elections?
Do you think that public officials should be accountable
to voters instead of to big money contributors? So do we.
The solution is Fair Elections funding of campaigns
for qualified candidates who agree to strict spending limits.
• Get politicians out of the fundraising game
• Open up the political process
• End pay-to-play politics
• Get started by learning the basics
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The California Clean Money Campaign is a non-partisan 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to achieve an open and accountable government in California by building statewide support for public funding of election campaigns.
The California Clean Money Action Fund is the 501(c)4 advocacy arm of the California Clean Money Campaign
Vote Yes on Proposition 15, the California Fair Elections Act!
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California News
Santa Clarita Valley Signal, by Lynne Plambeck, 1/27/12 "Many local residents will be visiting and calling our local legislator, Assemblyman Cameron Smyth, R-Santa Clarita, to urge him to vote for this important issue. You can participate in this action by contacting his local office and urging his support for the California DISCLOSE Act..." Full story Berkeley Daily Planet, by Richard Knee, 1/13/12 The Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee gave a 5-0 thumbs-up Monday to the California DISCLOSE Act (Assembly Bill 1148), which would require political ads on the web, radio and TV, and in print to identify who paid for them. Full story San Francisco Bay Guardian, by Lisa Carmack, 1/12/12 With the upcoming anniversary of the Citizens United decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed corporations to make unlimited campaign contributions, California Assembly member Julia Brownley (D-Santa Monica) is pushing a bill to ensure that corporate entities making political donations are required to at least disclose those contributions. Full story The LookOut news, by Lookout Staff, 1/10/12 More than 80 speakers on Monday testified in favor of a bill by Santa Monica Assembly member Julia Brownley that requires political ads to identify their top three funders - AB 1148, the California Disclose Act. Full story Huffington Post, by Alex Brant-Zawadzki, 1/10/12 The local campaign for AB 1148, the California DISCLOSE Act was kicked off in San Francisco to bring more light into the state's political processes.? The goal of DISCLOSE is to shine a light on the real money and influence in California politics. Full story
Our Letters and Op-Eds
Ventura County Star, by Jay Kapitz, 1/27/12 "The one bright spot in this mess is AB1148, the California DISCLOSE Act. Sponsored by the California Clean Money Campaign, it would expose who really pays for political ads - right in the ads." Full story Visalia Times-Delta, by Dorothy Osak, 1/26/12 "As a member of the non-partisan League of Women Voters, I wish to bring attention to the proposed legislation AB 1148, the California Disclose Act. AB1148 would fight back against unlimited hidden spending on campaigns by letting voters know who really is paying for political ads — on the ads themselves..." Full story Fresno Bee, by Amy Davis, 1/26/12 "Californians have a unique opportunity to take back control of our democratic process. It seems a common complaint among voters is that money buys elections and drives legislation. Now in California, we have AB 1148, the California DISCLOSE Act..." Full story
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