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Ethics Commission narrows loophole for "draft committees," orders them to file campaign reports
Summary
Commissioners approved local rules to classify entities that raise/spend $1,000 or more to support an identifiable person who is not a declared candidate as "draft committees" and required them to file the same campaign finance reports as primarily formed committees for the same office.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission voted to add local campaign-finance provisions aimed at groups that raise or spend money to encourage an identifiable person to become a candidate. Commissioners approved Decision 0.1 and Decision 0.2, creating a local category called a "draft committee" and requiring such committees to file the same campaign finance reports required of primarily formed committees when they operate in support of the same city elective…
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