That was the vote on Proposition 9, an initiative sponsored by then-Sec. of State Jerry Brown and Common Cause. The resulting law was supposed to halt corruption and curb special interest politics in the Legislature. But some would say it hasn't worked. That's truly public access, as was required by the Political Reform Act 20 years ago. In California, thanks to a few 1993 authored by Assemblywoman Debra Bowen, a Democrat from Marina Del Rey.
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In February 1996, Speier introduced a bill containing the group's recommendations. Another concern came from a political software manufacturer who claimed that if the state provided free, simple software for filers, just as it now provides free forms to fill out, it would put her out of business. Just two weeks after the Speier bill's demise. Assemblyman Bruce McPherson, a Republican from Santa Cruz, introduced his own electronic filing legislation. It was billed as addressing some of the criticisms of the Speier bill.