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California Proposition 73, Funds for Election Campaigns Initiative (June 1988)
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| Topic Campaign finance |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
California Proposition 73 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on June 7, 1988. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported placing limits on campaign contributions, prohibiting the use of public funds for election campaigns, and prohibiting elected officials from using public funds to send mass mailings. |
A “no” vote opposed placing limits on campaign contributions, prohibiting the use of public funds for election campaigns, and prohibiting elected officials from using public funds to send mass mailings. |
Election results
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California Proposition 73 |
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3,144,944 | 58.06% | ||
| No | 2,271,941 | 41.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 73 was as follows:
| “ | Campaign Funding. Contribution Limits. Prohibition Of Public Funding. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | CAMPAIGN FUNDING, CONTRIBUTION LIMITS. PROHIBITION OF PUBLIC FUNDING. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Limits annual political contributions to a candidate for public office to $1,000 from each person, $2,500 from each political committee, and $5,000 from a political party and each "broad based political committee," as defined. Permits stricter local limits. Limits gifts and honoraria to elected officials to $1,000 from each single source per year. Prohibits transfer of funds between candidates or their controlled committees. Prohibits sending newsletters or other mass mailings, as defined, at public expense. Prohibits public officials using and candidates accepting public funds for purpose of seeking elective office. Summary of Legislative Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact. Measure would result in net savings to state and local governments. State administrative costs would be about $1.1 million a year when measure is fully operational. These costs would be more than completely offset by savings of about $1.8 million annually resulting from ban on publicly funded newsletters and mass mailings. Local governments would have unknown annual savings primarily from the ban on publicly funded newsletters and mass mailings. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 5 percent. For initiated statutes filed in 1988, at least 372,178 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
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