| AB 583, the California Fair Elections Act, is likely to have its floor vote in the State Senate today and definitely by Sunday - two steps from the Governor's desk! But the vote is going to be a nail-biter.
Lobbyists and the California Chamber of Commerce are trying to kill the bill because it partially pays for the system by raising registration fees on lobbyists to the same level as they are in Illinois ($350 a year), though they're really worried about not having as much access to elected officials because the $143 million they spend every six months lobbying won't mean as much if candidates can get elected with public funds.
Let's not let them stop Fair Elections! Please send a free fax to your State Senator and to Senate leaders asking them to vote yes on the bill. Over a thousand people have faxed already, but the more faxes they get today, the better:
www.CAclean.org/letters
Then call up your Senator and ask them to vote Yes! The fax tool will show you're their number.
This is the closest a Clean Money bill has ever made it to getting through both houses of the legislature in California, and AB 583 makes the perfect pilot project by funding Secretary of State races to make sure they never have to take money from the likes of Diebold or other private contributors. So let's make it happen!
California Clean Money Campaign
www.CAclean.org |
