California Trial Court Rules on Campaign-Related Public Spending -
Government agencies must disclose their spending of public money to influence voters in passing or opposing measures, or advocating for election or defeat...more
FPPC Advises When Public Agencies Can Survey Voters and Disseminate Results -
Public agencies that wish to conduct public opinion surveys before the next election received additional guidance from a recent Fair Political...more
There’s a fine line public agencies, officials and employees walk between legally disseminating information and illegally advocating for or against a ballot measure or candidate.
Originally published in PublicCEO - October...more
10/16/2018
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Two changes were made to the California Political Reform Act when Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 45 last month. The first is a technical amendment that codifies the FPPC regulations directly into the Act. More importantly,...more
The recent bi-partisan approach taken by hackers in attacking both the Democratic National Committee and high ranking members of the Republican party has brought the issue of cybersecurity and the safety of online voter...more
Last week, PublicCEO ran Part 1 of this article that explored the relationship between free speech and campaign finance laws, Super PACs and their influence on campaign finance, and how the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens...more