Campaign Finance Reform is Coming to City Council Campaigns
by Betsy Martyn on December 22, 2019
posted in Elections, Legislative Updates,
AB 571 provides statewide campaign contribution limits applicable to City Council campaigns (beginning in 2021) unless superseded by a local campaign limit ordinance or resolution. The City does not have campaign contribution or funding limits at this time. Therefore, absent a local resolution or ordinance, the provisions of AB 571 that amend the Political Reform Act will impose a basic limit of $3000 per election per contributor as of January 1, 2021, and impose other restrictions. This limit is adjusted annual by the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) according to the consumer ... Continue Reading
