[Occupymendocino] [Fwd: AB 700, California DISCLOSE Act coming up for final Assembly vote!]

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Subject: AB 700, California DISCLOSE Act coming up for final Assembly vote!
From:    "Trent Lange, CA Clean Money" <noreply at list.moveon.org>
Date:    Mon, January 25, 2016 1:46 pm
To:     Occupy
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Big News!  California DISCLOSE Act could pass in Assembly this week --
with your help!

Finally the day we've been waiting for -- AB 700, the California DISCLOSE
Act, will be voted on by the full Assembly as early as Wednesday!

AB 700 will strike the biggest blow yet against the unlimited secret money
unleashed by Citizens United by requiring that ballot measure ads and ads
about candidates by outside groups clearly disclose their top three true
funders -- on the ads themselves.

The Assembly will vote any day now, so we must tell them to vote "Yes" on
AB 700 now!

SIGN THE PETITION to send an email asking your Assemblymember to vote
"Yes" on AB 700 -- even if you've signed before!

Authored by Assemblymembers Jimmy Gomez and Marc Levine, and sponsored by
the California Clean Money Campaign, the new language in AB 700* is taken
from the on-ad disclosure portions of the Voters' Right to Know Act
initiative.  This means the two fit together and AB 700 now requires the
type of clear and prominent disclosure on both ballot measure ads AND ads
about candidates by outside groups that the California Clean Money
Campaign has always advocated.

Television and video ads will have to display the names of their top 3
true funders on a solid black background on the bottom third of the screen
for a full 5 seconds.  Each name must be displayed on a separate line in a
large clear font and using regular capitalization.  No more fine print. 
There are similar rules for radio ads, print ads, online ads, and
robocalls.

Equally important, there are new rules for earmarking and tracking to
identify true funders when they try to hide behind shell groups with
misleading names.  Although a few further refinements are needed to
guarantee voters are no longer deceived, this is the beginning of the end
of ads routinely and legally misleading voters.

SIGN THE PETITION to send an email asking your Assemblymember to vote
"Yes" on AB 700 -- even if you've signed before!

Here's what the petition that emails your message directly to your
Assemblymember says:

  It's wrong to let political ads mislead voters about who paid for them. 
  Knowing the true identity of the messenger is critical to evaluating the
  credibility of the message.

  As your constituent, I'm asking you to right this wrong.  Please vote
  Yes on AB 700, the California DISCLOSE Act, to require the three largest
  funders of ballot measure ads or ads about candidates by outside groups
  to be shown clearly and unambiguously -- on the ad itself.

  Thank you. Your vote will impact the integrity of our elections.

Sign the Petition Now!

Thank you for standing with the California Clean Money Action Fund in the
fight for fair elections.  Together, we will create a democracy that is
truly of, by, and for the people.

Trent Lange
President, California Clean Money Action Fund
*You can see the new bill language for AB 700 here.

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  The California Clean Money Action Fund is a non-profit, non-partisan
  501(c)(4) organization that is the political advocacy arm of the 501(c)(3)
  California Clean Money Campaign. The California Clean Money Action Fund
  has been fighting for legislation and ballot measures to limit the undue
  influence of Big Money in California politics since 2006. All our support
  comes from individuals and non-profit foundations, with no funding from
  corporations or unions. For more information about us and our efforts on
  the California DISCLOSE Act, visit www.CAdisclose.org.

References

Visible links
. http://www.yesfairelections.org/petition/ab700.php?ms=moveon-2016-01-25
. http://www.yesfairelections.org/petition/ab700.php?ms=moveon-2016-01-25
.
https://www.yesfairelections.org/petition/prop49-padilla.php?&ms=moveon-2016-01-16
.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/15-16/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_700_bill_20160114_amended_asm_v94.htm
. http://www.caclean.org/?ref=su:moveon-footer
. http://www.cadisclose.org/



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