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Committee advances ordinance to boost public campaign matching to favor small donors
Summary
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Sept. 5 recommended sending an ordinance to the full Board that would raise San Francisco—s public campaign match substantially (to 6:1 for many candidates) while capping the matchable portion of donations at $150 to amplify small-dollar contributors.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Sept. 5 approved, without objection, a positive recommendation to the full Board of Supervisors for an ordinance that would raise the city—s public campaign matching rates and increase the public funds available to participating candidates.
Chair Gordon Marr, sponsor of the ordinance, said the changes are intended to strengthen democratic participation by amplifying small-dollar donors and reducing the relative influence of large, outside spending. "Public financing of elections allows candidates to compete in campaigns increasingly flooded with private funds," Marr said during opening remarks.
Leanne Pelham, executive director of the Ethics Commission, described the proposal as the latest phase in a year-long, stakeholder-driven effort to make the voluntary program more attractive…
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