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Commission reviews proposed election-and-lobbying streamlining ordinances; staff seeks Board of Supervisors approval

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Staff presented two draft ordinances to streamline campaign- and lobby-related rules: one would end local registration/reporting for campaign consultants and some developer disclosures, and the other would standardize expenditure ceilings and raise the city's contribution limit to $1,000.

Staff for the San Francisco Ethics Commission presented two draft ordinances intended to streamline campaign and lobbying-related rules and to update contribution limits. Michael Canning, a staff presenter, said the changes are part of a broader streamlining project and would require approval by both the Ethics Commission and the Board of Supervisors before becoming law.

The first draft ordinance would discontinue local registration and periodic reporting requirements for campaign consultants and instead require consultants to provide clients the information needed for the clients’ existing campaign disclosures. It would remove the city's supplemental…

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