Curt Pringle (R), 68th Assembly District; 1996 Campaign Finance

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Campaign Contribution Limits

Limits campaign contributions: No person, other than small contributor committees and political party committees, shall make to any candidate or the candidate's controlled committee for local office in districts with fewer than 100,000 residents, and no such candidate or the candidate's controlled committee shall accept from any person a contribution or contributions totaling more than one hundred dollars. no person, other than small contributor committees and political party committees, shall make to any candidate or the candidate's controlled committee campaigning for office in districts of 100,000 or more residents, and no such candidate or the candidate's controlled committee shall accept from any such person a contribution or contributions totaling more than two hundred fifty dollars. No person, shall make to any candidate, and no such candidate shall accept from any such person a contribution or contributions totaling more than five hundred dollars. No person shall make to any committee that contributes to any candidate and no such committee shall accept from each such person a contribution or contributions totaling more than five hundred dollars ($500) per calendar year.

Limits fundraising: In districts of fewer than 1,000,000 residents, no candidate or the candidate's controlled committee shall accept contributions more than six months before any primary or special primary election. In districts of 1,000,000 residents or more and for statewide elective office, no candidate or the candidate's controlled committee shall accept contributions more than 12 months before any primary or special primary election. No candidate or the controlled committee of such candidate shall accept contributions more than 90 days after the date of withdrawal, defeat, or election to office.

Limits lobbyists: No elected officeholder or officeholder account shall solicit or accept a contribution to the officeholder account from, through, or arranged by a registered state or local lobbyist or a state or local lobbyist employer if that lobbyist or lobbyist employer finances, engages, or is authorized to engage in lobbying the governmental agency of the officeholder.

Disclosure of major contributors: The name, street address, and city of the slate mailer organization or committee primarily formed to support or oppose one or more ballot measures are shown on the outside of each piece of slate mail.

Penalties increase: When the Commission determines on the basis of the hearing that a violation has occurred, it shall issue an order which may require the violator to: (a) Cease and desist violation of this title; (b) File any reports, statements or other documents or information required by this title; (c) Pay a monetary penalty of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation. Any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) In addition to other penalties provided by law, a fine of up to the greater of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or three times the amount the person failed to report properly or unlawfully contributed, expended, gave or received may be imposed upon conviction for each violation.

Disclosure in advertisements: Any advertisement for or against any ballot measure shall include a disclosure statement identifying any person whose cumulative contributions are fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more. Any committee that supports or opposes one or more ballot measures shall name and identify itself using a name or phrase that clearly identifies the economic or other special interest of its major donors of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more in any reference to the committee required by law.

Catagories of Campaign Finance Disclosure

• Total amount of contributions received.
• Total amount of expenditures made.
• Total amount of contributions received from persons giving $100 or more.
• Total amount of contributions received from persons giving less than $100.
• The balance of cash on hand at beginning and end of the campaign period.
• Name, address, occupation, employer, and amount of contribution for anyone who has donated $100 or more.
• Name, address, occupation, and employer for anyone liable for a loan repayment.
• Total amount of expenditures made to persons who have received $100 or more.
• Total amount of expenditures made to persons who have received $100 or less.
• Name, address, amount of expenditure and description of purpose for anyone to whom an expenditure of $100 or more has been made.
• The full name, residential or business address, and telephone number of the filer, or filing committee.
• If a candidate, the name, street address and treasurer of any committee file statement which has received contribution or made expenditures on behalf of the candidate.
• The sources, amounts, and date for all loans received.

1996 General Election Report:

Prop. 208 Window Funds:

$292,362;12% of 1996 Total

Contact: John Thompson
Contact: Isaac Raya
Last Revised: December 2, 1997