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Supervisors continue campaign-finance amendment, schedule closed-session counsel briefing after U.S. Supreme Court ruling
Summary
An ordinance to amend San Francisco's public-financing matching provisions was continued for one week so supervisors could receive closed-session legal advice following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision affecting similar trigger provisions.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to continue consideration of an ordinance amending the city's campaign and governmental conduct code to cap public matching funds tied to spending triggers and to meet in closed session with outside counsel for legal briefing.
Supervisor Mark Farrell, sponsor of the draft ordinance, told colleagues the measure responds to a June U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a similar provision in Arizona's public-financing…
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