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Cypress council asks staff to draft campaign finance ordinance with $500 limit and top-five donor disclosure
Summary
After a contentious public discussion about transparency and past independent expenditures, the Cypress City Council voted 3–1 to direct staff to return in January with draft ordinance language imposing a $500 local contribution limit and requiring independent-expenditure committees to list their top five funders on paid advertisements.
The Cypress City Council voted to direct staff to prepare a draft ordinance for the January meeting that would impose a $500 per-donor contribution limit for local elections and require independent-expenditure committees to disclose their top five funders on advertisements.
Mayor Burke introduced the item as an initial discussion of three reforms — local contribution limits, stronger disclosure for independent expenditures, and the possibility of publicly…
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