[NV Greens] Fwd: [GPCA Updates] CAUTION ON "CLEAN MONEY" Bill

[Paul Etxeberri]

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>** Green Party of California Update **
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>CAUTION ON "CLEAN MONEY" AB 583
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>A campaign financing bill has been introduced in the California Legislature.
>The "California Clean Money and Fair Elections Act of 2005" is Assembly Bill
>583 (Hancock), available online at
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>  http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0551-0600/ab_583_bill_20050216_in
>troduced.html
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>THIS IS NOT THE PUBLIC FINANCING OF CANDIDATES PLAN AFFIRMED BY THE GREEN
>PARTY OF CALIFORNIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT SAN FRANCISCO IN MARCH OF 2004.
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>AB 583 is a competing proposal, which, while arguably better than no
>campaign finance reform at all, significantly disadvantages third-party
>candidates.
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>After careful consideration, the GPCA Electoral Reform Working Group
>recommends Greens NOT support AB 583, although we have so far not actively
>opposed it either.
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>Support for this version at this time might forfeit any future leverage we
>have for a better bill.  It appears likely this bill will not make it out of
>committee in the Assembly.  If the bill does somehow make it to the floor,
>we may reconsider our position and make a pragmatic choice.
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>For now, the ERWG recommends that Green Party County Councils NOT go on
>record in support of AB 583.
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Paul Etxeberri

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