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AB 583 -- CLEAN MONEY/FAIR ELECTIONS April 15, 2005 AB 583, the California Clean Money and Fair Elections Act, will be voted on in the Assembly Elections Committee next Tuesday, April 19. It needs your help now! The League of Women Voters of California supports AB 583, legislation that would provide competitive public financing to legislative and statewide candidates who qualify by showing a broad base of support. The bill, authored by Assembly Member Loni Hancock, allows candidates to compete more equitably for public office and is currently in danger of dying in the Election Committee. The League has been working closely with the California Clean Money Campaign, California Common Cause, the Greenlining Institute and other reform organizations on this approach to campaign finance reform for more than two years. This year's version of the bill has incorporated several concepts that were proposed by the League. It is based on the highly successful Clean Money systems in Arizona and Maine, which are allowing voters to take control of politics because voters, not special interests, pay for election campaigns. Learn more about AB 583 at http://www.caclean.org/progress/legislation.php The first vote on AB 583, the California Clean Money and Fair Elections Act, will be on April 19 in the Assembly Elections Committee. ACTION NEEDED: Please call or fax Assembly Member Tom Umberg, Chair of the Elections Committee, and ask him to vote Yes on AB 583. Tell him how important it is to change the way we finance election campaigns. Additionally, if your Assembly Member is on the committee, phone your representative's district or state Capitol office and indicate strong support for Clean Money. Tell him how important it is to change the way we finance election campaigns. If you see this alert at night or on the weekend, please call and leave a message. Then call again on Monday, April 18 "to make sure they got the message." Remember, the Elections Committee vote is on April 19, so time is of the essence! As an individual, you can also sign the online petition for AB 583. At the appropriate time it will be used to show Sacramento leaders how many people want public financing for California: http://www.caclean.org/petition/ CONTACT INFORMATION for Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee members: Tom Umberg, Chair..... LWV Central Orange County Area Mark Wyland, Vice Chair..... LWVs Escondido, North Coast San Diego County Johan Klehs..... LWVs Eden Area, Livermore/Amador Valley, Oakland Mark Leno..... LWV San Francisco
Lloyd E. Levine..... LWV Los Angeles
Michael N. Villines..... LWV Fresno
POINTS TO MAKE: -- Please vote yes on AB 583, the California Clean Money and Fair Elections Act. -- Clean Money works in Arizona and Maine, and California needs it too. -- Clean money increased both voter turnout and confidence in their government in Arizona and Maine. -- Elected officials don't have to worry that voters and the press will second-guess their votes based on who contributed to their election campaign. -- Clean Money is popular with voters -- in Arizona 67% of voters approve of their Clean Money system. -- Clean Money helps candidates spend time talking with voters, rather than having to concentrate on talking to donors. -- 96 percent of Clean Money candidates in Maine said they were satisfied with the Clean Money system. LEAGUE POSITION: The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that the methods of financing political campaigns should ensure the public's right to know, combat corruption and undue influence, enable candidates to compete more equitably for public office and allow maximum citizen participation in the political process. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Donna Chipps, Campaign Financing Off-Board Director, cf@lwvc.org
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