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  • CA: Assembly OKs limits for initiatives controlled by officeholders (AB709)

    05/26/2005 7:03:25 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 1 replies · 279+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 5/26/05 | Brian Melley - AP
    SACRAMENTO (AP) - The Assembly passed legislation Thursday that would curb Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's fundraising by putting a $5,600 limit on donations to ballot measure committees controlled by candidates or officeholders. The bill was designed to close a loophole in a voter-approved campaign finance law that Schwarzenegger has used to raise tens of millions of dollars to support his agenda at the ballot box. "This loophole is bad public policy. It undermines public trust," said Assemblywoman Lois Wolk, D-Davis, sponsor of the bill. Wolk's bill deals with contributions made to committees such as Schwarzenegger's California Recovery Team, which don't face...