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Council adopts temporary member-communication disclosure measures for upcoming special elections
Summary
The council approved a substitute motion to extend emergency 'membership communications' disclosure rules for upcoming special elections and passed four related ordinances; members directed staff to pursue a permanent fix in consultation with state authorities.
The Los Angeles City Council on July 17 voted to adopt a substitute motion and four ordinances aimed at preserving disclosure and reporting rules for so-called "membership communications" in upcoming special council elections while staff pursues a possible permanent fix with state authorities.
Leanne Pelham, executive director of the City Ethics Commission, told the council the measures would treat member communications that expressly advocate for or against a candidate the same as independent expenditures for reporting purposes, require additional pre-election filings to improve transparency, and require disclosure of anonymous telephone advertising text. The…
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