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Ethics Commission narrows local disclaimer rule to avoid large-ad burdens
Summary
The commission approved a change allowing committees to omit secondary-major-contributor information when doing so would make a disclaimer occupy more than one-third of an advertisement, reverting to state requirements in that situation. Staff cited a 2020 court order and Proposition F as background.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission on Aug. 9 adopted an amendment to local campaign finance disclaimer rules that allows committees to omit "secondary major contributor" information when including it would cause a disclaimer to occupy more than one-third of an advertisement.
Policy and Legislative Affairs Manager Michael Canning told commissioners the change responds to prior legal challenges and seeks to balance robust disclosures with the…
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