Court Opinion

ID: 9550980
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 18:46:00.158716+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:22:51.027672
License: Public Domain

NEWMAN, J.
I dissent. The majority opinion states, “A ‘free election’
[guaranteed by article II, section 3 of the California Constitution] does not mandate a free ride from all election campaign expense and particularly not from the pro rata cost of publicizing personal qualifications for the office one seeks.”
By no means does this case involve “a free ride from all election campaign expense.” It involves government action, government financing. In my view an election is not free, within the meaning of article II, section 3, if a government is allowed to assess any of its costs to the candidates.
Bird, C. J., concurred.