Yes on Prop. 208, No on Prop. 212

Two competing campaign finance reform initiatives will be on the November ballot.

Prop. 208, written by and sponsored by Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, AARP and United We Stand America, takes the big money out of California campaigns by applying equitable limits to all categories of contributors, favoring no one contributor over another.

Prop. 212, the so-called Anti-Corruption Act sponsored by “Californians Against Political Corruption” (an unknown organization), allows big money contributions from political action committees (PACs) while severely limiting contributions from everyone else. This is a PAC-supported initiative and will, if passed, enable PACs to exclusively dominate the funding of California campaigns.

Furthermore, there are at least three provisions of Prop. 212 which have already been found unconstitutional by federal courts. It is another poorly written initiative (written by a few individuals) that will spend its days in court instead of in effect.

Also, does it make any sense that an “Anti-Corruption Act” would repeal the voter-approved current ban an honoraria and restriction on gifts to state and local officials?

For these reasons and many others, I urge you to vote yes on 208.

SHIRLEY L. GRINDLE

Chairman

TIN CUP Campaign Finance

Reform Committee

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