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Ethics Commission debates November ballot options to curb lobbyist gifts, contributions and bundling
Summary
Commission staff presented draft initiative language and two alternatives for a proposed November 2016 ballot measure to limit or ban lobbyist gifts (including travel), cap or ban contributions, and restrict bundling; Commissioners asked staff to draft a preregistration-based ban and an alternative low-dollar-limit approach for further review.
San Francisco—s Ethics Commission on June 27 continued work on a proposed initiative to curb lobbyist gifts, campaign contributions and the bundling of donations, with staff presenting draft ordinance language and commissioners directing staff to prepare two alternative proposals.
Staff outlined several recommendations: a stricter gift ban for lobbyists (removing the existing $25 de minimis exception and banning lobbyist-paid travel), new aggregate contribution limits for lobbyists (bracketed options of $250, $100 or $50 were shown in the draft), and rules to limit bundling by…
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