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California Allow Candidates to Use Public Money from Dedicated Funds Measure (2024)
| California Allow Candidates to Use Public Money from Dedicated Funds Measure | |
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic Elections and campaigns | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin State legislature |
The California Allow Candidates to Use Public Money from Dedicated Funds Measure was not on the ballot in California as a legislatively referred state statute on November 5, 2024.[1]
The measure would have amended the Political Reform Act of 1974 to allow candidates or officeholders to use public money to campaign if it is from a dedicated fund established for that purpose. The Political Reform Act of 1974 was an initiated state statute, which means that any changes proposed by the legislature have to be approved by voters.[2]
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The full texts of the two versions of the measure are available below:
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the California State Legislature to place a legislatively referred state statute on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 41 votes in the California State Assembly and 21 votes in the California State Senate, assuming no vacancies. State statutes do require the governor's signature.
Two versions of the amendment were introduced. The Senate version was introduced as Senate Bill 24 (SB 24) on December 5, 2023. It passed the Senate on May 30, 2023, by a vote of 31-8 with one absent. The Assembly version was introduced as Assembly Bill 270 (AB 270). It passed on May 31, 2023, by a vote of 59-18 with three absent.
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