FPPC: Time to Overhaul Political Reform Act
Commission Offers Several Options for Stakeholder Input
The California Fair Political Practices Commission is reviewing the Political Reform Act (PRA) with the goal of making some significant reforms to the law first enacted in 1974. The project is no small matter. The PRA sets up the rules and regulations for raising and spending campaign funds, lobbying the legislature, and a variety of other political activities in California. We asked FPPC Chair Jodi Remke about the project.
CSAC: California’s Political Reform Act was enacted in the 1970’s there have been changes, but not a complete overhaul, why is it important to do this now?
Remke: Voter initiatives and the Legislature have made significant changes to the Act over the years. The unintended consequence is a body of law that is overly complex, cumbersome and sometimes contradictory.