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1 week ago |
capradio.org | Laura Fitzgerald
California’s Fair Political Practices Commission voted yesterday to fine former Assemblymember Evan Low $106,000 for numerous political ethics violations. The Democrat from Campbell represented parts of Silicon Valley from 2015 to 2024. FPPC investigators found Low and his staff failed to report $227,500 in behested payments between 2018 and 2020. Behested payments are donations made to an organization or charity at the request of an elected official.
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1 week ago |
ijpr.org | Laura Fitzgerald
Assembly Bill 25 would have required Californians to show documented proof of citizenship, like a passport or birth certificate, in order to register to vote. It also would have made voters show a government-issued ID at polling places and list the last four digits of a government ID number on a vote by mail ballot. “We lack proper review of citizenship eligibility when registering individuals to vote,” said Republican Assemblymember Carl DeMaio who authored the bill.
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2 weeks ago |
capradio.org | Laura Fitzgerald
In the latest public debate over voter ID laws in California’s State Capitol, a bill to establish a voter ID law in California failed passage in a key committee this week. Assembly Bill 25 would have required Californians to show documented proof of citizenship, like a passport or birth certificate, in order to register to vote. It also would have made voters show a government-issued ID at polling places and list the last four digits of a government ID number on a vote by mail ballot.
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4 weeks ago |
capradio.org | Laura Fitzgerald
California’s Fair Political Practices Commission is pushing a number of bills this year aimed at increasing transparency and strengthening political ethics rules. “For me my priority as chair is increasing public trust,” said FPPC Chair Adam Silver. “I think we have a crisis of public trust right now.”One bill, Senate Bill 280, would ban campaign contributions in public buildings.
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1 month ago |
capradio.org | Laura Fitzgerald
California takes longer to count election ballots than just about any other state. This has some lawmakers looking for ways to speed up the state’s often-criticized tally process. Democratic Assemblymember Marc Berman of Palo Alto believes his Assembly Bill 5 is a good start.
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