To: Brian Maienschein (CA-77)
Assemblymember Maienshein: Why didn't you vote to stop secret money from corrupting democracy?
I'm disappointed you didn't vote on S.B. 27, the bill that makes dark money non-profits reveal their donors trying to influence California elections. Voters deserve full disclosure! In fact, the PPIC found that 84% of Californians want more disclosure.
You still have a chance to show you're for transparency. Vote Yes on S.B. 2, the Sunshine in Campaigns Act, and S.B. 52, the California DISCLOSE Act.
You still have a chance to show you're for transparency. Vote Yes on S.B. 2, the Sunshine in Campaigns Act, and S.B. 52, the California DISCLOSE Act.
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.
Assemblymember Maienshein didn't vote Yes on S.B. 27 -- the bill that will make sure billionaires, foreign tycoons, and other special interests can't hide behind dark money non-profits – even though polls show 84% of Californians want more disclosure. He didn't vote No, but abstaining counts the same as voting No in deciding whether a bill passes.
Fortunately, S.B. 27 passed the Assembly anyway, and is now in the Senate. But we have to make sure legislators know their constituents are watching. So, sign our petition asking Assemblymember Maienshein why he didn't vote for S.B. 27, and demanding that he vote Yes on two other crucial disclosure bills: the Sunshine in Campaigns Act and California DISCLOSE Act.
Assemblymember Maienshein didn't vote Yes on S.B. 27 -- the bill that will make sure billionaires, foreign tycoons, and other special interests can't hide behind dark money non-profits – even though polls show 84% of Californians want more disclosure. He didn't vote No, but abstaining counts the same as voting No in deciding whether a bill passes.
Fortunately, S.B. 27 passed the Assembly anyway, and is now in the Senate. But we have to make sure legislators know their constituents are watching. So, sign our petition asking Assemblymember Maienshein why he didn't vote for S.B. 27, and demanding that he vote Yes on two other crucial disclosure bills: the Sunshine in Campaigns Act and California DISCLOSE Act.