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Posted on 10/04/2003 2:39:39 PM PDT by John Jorsett
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:44:15 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
In the first test of California's most restrictive political contribution limits to date, six- and seven-figure donations have continued to pour into campaign accounts, with the total approaching $70 million.
Despite limits in Proposition 34 that curtail the maximum donation to $21, 200 per donor to a campaign, candidates have been using a range of methods to get around the controls -- primarily through the use of ballot measure committees, which are not subject to contribution limits that exist for individual candidates.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
After the election, the monies would be returned to their respective contributors.
Would make for more comfortable televison viewing in the week before the election.
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