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POSITION IN BRIEF: Support
state campaign finance practices for candidates and advocates of
ballot measure positions which will ensure full disclosure of campaign
contributions and expenditures and enable candidates to compete
more equitably for public office.
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POSITIONS
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1. Public reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures by
all candidates and advocates of ballot measure positions in statewide
elections.
2. Effective monitoring and enforcement.
3. Measures which will broaden the base of campaign financing,
including tax credits/deductions for those who contribute to political
parties, candidates, and ballot measure campaigns and some public
financing tocandidates for state office through an "income
tax check-off" system and direct government appropriations.
Public funding measures should include realistic limits on contributions
and expenditures.
4. Realistic limits on contributions by individuals and groups
to candidates and ballot measure campaigns.
5. Realistic limits on the amount each candidate and ballot measure
committee can spend.
6. A requirement that each candidate have one central committee
responsible for coordinating, controlling, and reporting all contributions
and expenditures.
7. Government provision of services for the voter, such as voter
registration and distribution of information on candidates and issues.
8. Measures which will limit or shorten the length of campaigns.
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Adopted 1973; Updated 1976; Readopted at the last
convention.
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