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AB 700 2015 California DISCLOSE Act

AB 700 2015 California DISCLOSE Act. California Clean Money Campaign. “ …the single most important piece of legislation of 2015…” Thomas Elias, award-winning columnist. Citizens United. Citizens United. The U.S.A. is Lesterland.

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AB 700 2015 California DISCLOSE Act

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  1. AB 7002015 California DISCLOSE Act California Clean Money Campaign “…the single most important piece of legislation of 2015…” Thomas Elias, award-winning columnist

  2. Citizens United

  3. Citizens United

  4. The U.S.A. is Lesterland Only 0.05% of all Americans gavethe max amount to a federal candidate.

  5. As Lawrence Lessig Says:The U.S.A. is Lesterland

  6. The U.S.A. is Lesterland

  7. The U.S.A. is Lesterland

  8. The U.S.A. is Lesterland Only 0.05% of all Americans gavethe max amount to a federal candidate.

  9. The U.S.A. is Lesterland Only 0.05% of all Americans gavethe max amount to a federal candidate.

  10. 16 States Passed ResolutionsUrging Constitutional Amendment Overturning Citizens United: Overturning Citizens United

  11. We Don’t Have to Wait forCitizens Unitedto be overturned to fight Unlimited Money!

  12. Biggest Problem Now: Dark Money Koch Network of Secret Spending: $412 million in 2012.

  13. Progress: California’s SB 27 of 2014Make Dark-Money Non-Profits Reveal Their Funders Whenever a non-profit spends $50,000 or more on California campaigns it must: ― Register as a California campaign committee ― Report the contributors that make up that spending Passed and SignedInto Law after more than 40,000 petition signers!

  14. Did SB 27 Completely Solve the Dark Money Problem in California? E.g. “No on Prop 45, Californians Against Higher Health Care Costs”

  15. Authored by:Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez(D-Northeast Los Angeles)Assemblymember Marc Levine(D-San Rafael) Sponsored by:California Clean Money Campaign 2015 California DISCLOSE Act

  16. Current Law Yes on 26 TV Ad Disclosure (Actual Screenshot)

  17. Disclosure with AB 700, the California DISCLOSE Act

  18. Doesn’t matter if funders are corporations, unions, or individuals

  19. Disclosure doesn’t necessarily hurt. It just lets voters know. Ad Paid for by a Committee Whose Top Funders Are California Federation of Teachers California Teachers Association AFSCME Funding Details at www. EndBudgetGridlock.com Paid for by Yes on 25, Citizens for an On-Time Budget

  20. Radio DisclosureAB 700 disclosure is shorter than current disclosure and gets rid of the speed reader!

  21. What the California DISCLOSE Act Does Applies to all television ads, radio ads, print ads, mass mailers, and websites for or against state and local ballot measures having funders of $50,000 or more. It applies whether ads are paid for by corporations, unions, or millionaires. New Top 10 “follow the money disclosure” to make sure that ads report their three largest original individual, corporate, or union contributors, no matter how many committees or groups their contributions pass through.

  22. Examples of Popular Initiatives Killed by Anonymous SpendingOil extraction tax to pay for clean energy (Prop 87 in 2006) Led in early polls by nearly three-to-one. Killed by $94 million in ads from “Californians against Higher Taxes”.

  23. Led in early polls by nearly three-to-one. Killed by $94 million from “Californians against Higher Taxes”. Examples of Popular Initiatives Killed by Anonymous SpendingOil severance tax to pay for clean energy (Prop 87 in 2006)

  24. Examples of Popular Initiatives Killed by Anonymous SpendingPrescription drug discounts initiative (Prop 79 in 2005) Led in polls by nearly 15%. Killed by $123 million by “Californians Against the Wrong Prescription”

  25. Examples of Popular Initiatives Killed by Anonymous SpendingPrescription drug discounts initiative (Prop 79) • Led in polls by nearly 15%. • Killed by $123 million by “Californians Against the Wrong Prescription”

  26. Examples of Popular Initiatives Killed by Anonymous SpendingMandatory Labeling of GMO Foods (Prop 37 in 2012) Led in polls by nearly two-to-one. Lost by less than 3% after $44 million in ads like this one.

  27. Examples of Popular Initiatives Killed by Anonymous SpendingMandatory Labeling of GMO Foods (Prop 37 in 2012) Led in polls by nearly two-to-one. Lost by less than 3% after $44 million in ads like this one.

  28. Examples of Popular Initiatives Killed by Anonymous SpendingHealth Insurance Rate Regulation (Prop 45) Led in polls by over four-to-one (69% to 16%) Lost after $56 million by “Californians Against Higher Healthcare Costs”.

  29. Examples of Popular Initiatives Killed by Anonymous SpendingHealth Insurance Rate Regulation (Prop 45) • Led in polls by over four-to-one (69% to 16%) • Lost after $56 million by “Californians Against Higher Healthcare Costs”.

  30. Local Initiatives Also Killed by Anonymous SpendingSanta Barbara Anti-Fracking Initiative (Measure P in 2014) Lost after $7.6 million by “Californians for Energy Independence”. $112 per No vote!

  31. Local Initiatives Also Killed by Anonymous SpendingSanta Barbara Anti-Fracking Initiative (Measure P in 2014) Lost after $7.6 million by “Californians for Energy Independence”. $112 per No vote!

  32. AB 700 Status Currently “spot” bill that says: “It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would implement a California Disclose Act to ensure that advertisements that seek to persuade voters to cast a vote in favor or against ballot measures do not mislead voters as to who is funding the campaign that paid for the advertisement.” Proposed language addresses concerns of stakeholders with specific, reasonable tracking and reporting requirements ensuring that committees always disclose the largest original sources of their contributions, not misleading committee names.

  33. Timeline to Pass AB 700 Needs 2/3 vote to pass without going on ballot. Assembly Elections Committee vote likely by 4/29 Assembly Appropriations Committee likely by 5/19 Assembly Floor vote by 6/5 Senate Elections Committee likely by 7/17 Senate Appropriations Committee by 8/28 Senate Floor vote by 9/11 Assembly must “concur” w/Senate amendments by 9/11 Governor signature by 10/11

  34. OUR DEMOCRACY

  35. IS AT RISK

  36. IF WE DON’T

  37. DISCLOSEDARK MONEY

  38. ON ADS THEMSELVES

  39. Koch Brothers’ 2016 Goals (mostly Dark Money) $889,000,000 Top 10 Unions 2012 $153,473,251 $674,547,619 $647,042,751 Democratic Parties 2012 (DNC, DCC, and DSCCC) Republican Parties 2012 (RNC, NRCC, and NRSC) No matter your party, you have to be afraid when billionaires are more powerful than parties.

  40. EVERYTHING WE CARE ABOUTDepends on passage of the California DISCLOSE Act Nobody can compete with billionaires and multinational corporations financially in the era of Citizens United. Everything the legislature passes is subject to referendum, like the plastic bag bill. If voters know who’s trying to buy their vote, they have a chance. If not, they usually won’t.

  41. Called the California DISCLOSE Act: “…the biggest post-Citizens United effort to alter how campaigns are run in America…” David Dayen of Salon.com

  42. Petitions • Phone calls to representatives • Grassroots lobbying pressure in Sacramento • Get media coverage • Keep pressure on through legislature and Governor Brown How to Pass It?

  43. Fill in AB 700 Volunteer Forms Mark down ways you’d like to volunteer! Can you come with us to a hearing in Sacramento? Want to become a speaker? Write that down! Have a group we should speak to? Write that down! Know an elected official well? Write that down! Turn them in today! Get five people to sign the petition at home and mail it in!

  44. Even the Supreme Court Agrees 8 out of 9 justices in the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision affirmed analogous disclosure requirements. “Requiring people to stand up in public for their political acts fosters civic courage, without which democracy is doomed.” • Justice Antonin Scalia, writing in Doe v. Reed, 2010 (concerning the disclosure of names on ballot petitions)

  45. Help Us Change Politics From This:

  46. To a Happy Ending for Voters!

  47. Following Slides are Only if Needed for Much Longer Presentationor for Questions

  48. Californians Are Ready for the California DISCLOSE Act “The state legislature is considering a number of proposals to make changes to the initiative process… Do you favor or oppose this change:Increase the public disclosure requirements of initiative sponsors to more clearly identify who are its major funders.” 84% Favor Proposal Democrats 86% Republicans 78% Independents 88% Union Households 84% Tea Party Members 83% Northern California 86% Southern California 82% Coastal Areas 84% Inland Areas 84% 10% Favor Oppose Results released October 13, 2011 by the Field Poll. Survey of 1,001 registered California Voters, +/- 3.1%. Summary: http://field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/COI-11-Oct-California-Ballot-Propositions.pdf Detailed tabulations: http://media.sacbee.com/smedia/2011/10/12/19/54/NpxYL.So.4.pdf (p. 59-62)

  49. Endorsers of SB 52, the CA DISCLOSE Act • Over 80,000 Californians signed petitions • Over 400 organizations and leaders

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