To: The California State House
Assemblymember Linder: Don't Let Secret Money Corrupt Democracy!
I'm disappointed to hear that Assemblymember Linder voted against an amendment making secretive dark money non-profits reveal their funders when they try to influence the California election this November. Please vote Yes on S.B. 27 when it comes up for a full vote.
Why is this important?
Since the disastrous Citizens United ruling, billionaires and other special interests are funneling record amounts of money through secretive non-profits, trying to buy our elections. Federal prosecutors even say that a foreign tycoon exploited loopholes to try to rig the outcome. This kind of dangerous secrecy must stop.
S.B. 27 will make sure billionaires, foreign tycoons, and other special interests can't hide behind dark money non-profits. It requires any group spending $50,000 in California elections to reveal exactly who gave the money. It's a key step before passage of the California DISCLOSE Act (S.B. 52).
Last month, Assemblymember Linder voted against an amendment to make S.B. 27 take effect in the November election. The final Assembly vote on S.B. 27 could come any day, and Assemblymember Linder needs to hear that constituents don't want him to let secret money corrupt democracy!
S.B. 27 will make sure billionaires, foreign tycoons, and other special interests can't hide behind dark money non-profits. It requires any group spending $50,000 in California elections to reveal exactly who gave the money. It's a key step before passage of the California DISCLOSE Act (S.B. 52).
Last month, Assemblymember Linder voted against an amendment to make S.B. 27 take effect in the November election. The final Assembly vote on S.B. 27 could come any day, and Assemblymember Linder needs to hear that constituents don't want him to let secret money corrupt democracy!