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Council sustains mayor's veto of Ethics Commission's campaign-finance ordinance; committee follow-up directed
Summary
After debate and a tied substitute vote, the City Council sustained the mayor's veto of an ordinance from the Ethics Commission proposing changes to the city's matching funds and fundraising window. The council also voted to convene a committee process to explore a broader reform package.
The Los Angeles City Council sustained the mayor's veto of an Ethics Commission ordinance on campaign finance at its Aug. 15 meeting and adopted committee-directed follow-up steps to pursue broader reform.
Background: The Ethics Commission had recommended a package of changes that included reducing the candidate fundraising window from 18 months to 12 months and expanding the public matching-funds formula. The commission's package followed a multi-year review and eight public hearings. The council previously considered the ordinance and returned it from committee with a recommendation to sustain the veto.
Council debate: Councilmembers debated whether to adopt the commission's ordinance now…
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