The existing Political Reform Act of 1974 requires committees, as defined, to file certain information concerning their contributions and expenditures for various political campaigns. The bill would also require the Secretary of State to establish a training program on the electronic reporting process and make the process and data available to any committee that files a campaign statement pursuant to the provisions of the bill and the public, as specified. Existing law makes a violation of the act subject to administrative, civil, and criminal penalties. This bill would impose a state-mandated local program by imposing these penalties on persons who violate the provisions of the bill. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state.
Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. Don't we pay the salaries of all Congressmen. Then I will at-least know they're ignoring me. It's even more-perverse than that. The net offers hope, however.