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General Provisions for Measures Submitted to Voters

February 3, 2022 3:01 pmFebruary 3, 2022 3:13 pm

Division 9, Chapter 7 of the California Elections Code provides a number of general provisions. Section 9600 requires all arguments concerning measures filed to be accompanied by the following form statement, to be signed by each proponent and by each...

BLM Shuts Down Online Fundraising in California, Washington Following State AG Warnings

February 3, 2022 11:45 amFebruary 4, 2022 6:28 am

The activist group Black Lives Matter (BLM) shut down all online fundraising Wednesday night due to an ongoing California Department of Justice warning that the group may lose their tax-exempt status if they don’t file delinquent proper tax forms and...

AG Rob Bonta Issues Warning Letter to Black Lives Matter Over Delinquent Tax Records

February 2, 2022 3:43 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta warned activist group Black Lives Matter (BLM) this week that they are now delinquent in sending fees and filing tax forms with the state, and may face large fines and loss of tax-exempt status if the...

California Fair Political Practice Commission Statutory Provisions

February 2, 2022 6:21 amFebruary 2, 2022 6:25 am

California’s Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) was created by Proposition 9, which was adopted by the voters in June 1974. Under Title 9 (“Political Reform”) of the Government Code is Chapter 3, which is titled “Fair Political Practices Commission,” and...

Is Gov. Newsom’s Closure of San Quentin Abuse of Executive Authority?

February 1, 2022 2:39 pmFebruary 1, 2022 8:47 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom defied the state’s voters within 6 weeks of being sworn in January 2019. He said during his campaign he would abide by the will of California voters who in 2016 rejected Proposition 66, a ballot initiative...

Laws Concerning Solicitation of Campaign Funds in California

February 1, 2022 6:30 amFebruary 1, 2022 6:43 am

There are laws in the California Elections Code concerning the solicitation of campaign funds. These provisions are in Division 20, Chapter 3, Article 1. Section 20200 provides that a “person” includes a firm, association, corporation, campaign committee or organization. Section...

Will Assembly Democrats Capitulate to Bullying from the Left and Pass State-Controlled Health Care?

January 31, 2022 10:27 amJanuary 31, 2022 7:20 pm

With Monday’s legislative deadline for Assembly Bill 1400, California’s proposed Single Payer state-controlled health care, the Assembly will decide to pass it or kill it. Predictably, progressive activists have ramped up the threats on lawmakers. As Fox 40 reported last...