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	Campaign Finance Reform
	CCSR POSITION ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM July 30, 2003

	Concerned Citizens for Santa Rosa (CCSR) strongly believes in campaign finance reform in Santa Rosa, and in all jurisdictions. Campaign finance reform, and, in particular, a public financing provision, serves essential purposes: (1) It reduces the necessity for a candidate to have large amounts of money to get their position and qualifications out to the voters, thereby reducing the influence of campaign contributions from large donors, and helping to create more opportunities for qualified candidates to run and win office; (2) It helps the voters learn about the full range of candidates' positions and qualifications; and (3) It provides additional information to the voters to help them decide which candidates to support. CCSR supports the following positions with regard to campaign finance reform in Santa Rosa: (1) Reduction in the limit on campaign contributions by an individual or entity to $500 per candidate, per election cycle for that candidate. (2) An additional Campaign Disclosure Statement to be filed by candidates and any other person or entity collecting or spending money to advocate a candidate's election will be required to be filed by Noon on the second business day (normally Friday) before the election, that includes contributions and expenditures through the previous day. (3) All Campaign Disclosure Statements, including the new late disclosure mentioned in (2), above, shall be available on the City's web site by no later than the day following the required filing (and, in the case of the late disclosure, by 5:00 p.m. on the date due). (4) Public financing of campaigns. Public financing shall include monetary financing coupled with a voluntary spending limit of $40,000 for those who accept public financing. The maximum public financing available the first year should be $10,000, available as $1 to a candidate for every $3 raised, and should be indexed to change over time. CCSR does not support allowing any candidate who has accepted public financing to opt out of the voluntary spending limit without penalty. (5) As a possible alternative to public financing, the current League of Women Voters' proposal for the City to send a Bulletin to every Santa Rosa household, containing a full page for each candidate to use to state their qualifications and positions, again only for those candidate who have agreed to a voluntary spending limit. (6) Also as a possible supplement to public financing, the City Council Subcommittee proposal to put candidates photos, links to their web site, and a 400 word statement about the candidate on the City web site, but only for those candidates who have agreed to a voluntary spending limit. Public financing must include more than only putting information on the City website. (7) CCSR does not support any type of public financing, including non-monetary alternatives such as those specified in (5) and (6), above, which do not include a requirement that any candidate receiving said public benefit agree to a voluntary spending limit. (8) A prohibition on the transfer of one candidate's campaign funds to another candidate. (9) A requirement that all candidates send the City Clerk one copy of each mailer they send to more than 7000 households at the same time they deliver the mailer to the Post Office. (10) A Statement of Independent Expenditures on advertisements and mailers, by adding the names of the two largest contributors to a campaign in any printed or broadcast communications, and that there be a clear statement of who is funding the advertisement if it is a committee other than the candidate.