Election Campaigns. Contributions and Spending Limits. Public Financing. Disclosures. Initiative Statute.
	Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Proposition 25

Arguments on this page are the opinions of the authors and have not been checked for accuracy by any official agency.

Some questions proponents are hoping you don't ask . . .

• WHAT ELSE HAS COMMON CAUSE SAID ABOUT PROP. 25?

"The contribution limits would be the highest in the nation . . . Worst of all, there is a huge \'soft money' loophole." --California Common Cause Newsletter, Spring 1999

"The measure would allow unlimited contributions to the state parties." --California Common Cause Press Release, March 25, 1999

• WHY IS THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS--one of California's leading campaign finance reform advocates--OPPOSING PROP. 25?

While the League of Women Voters supports public financing for candidates, they oppose Prop. 25's taxpayer financing of initiative campaigns. More importantly, they want fair and equitable reform that levels the playing field and Prop. 25 does the opposite. It lets special interests flood our system with unlimited money and influence.

• WHO ELSE OPPOSES PROP. 25?

Taxpayer and consumer organizations, seniors, campaign reform experts, business, labor, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Taxpayers for Fair Elections and everyday Californians who want a fair and level playing field.

• WHY DOES THE STATE'S INDEPENDENT LEGISLATIVE ANALYST ESTIMATE PROP. 25 WILL COST TAXPAYERS MORE THAN $55 MILLION ANNUALLY?

Because it uses public funds to pay for political advertising. Californians would become the first state taxpayers forced to subsidize the cost of initiative campaign advertising.

• WHY IS PROP. 25 A CURE WORSE THAN THE DISEASE?

It gives wealthy candidates an even greater advantage. It contains an UNFAIR LOOPHOLE that lets special interests circumvent contribution limits. It could force a $55+ MILLION ANNUAL TAX INCREASE on Californians. VOTE NO!

LARRY McCARTHY
President, California Taxpayers' Association

WAYNE JOHNSON
President, California Teachers Association

ALLAN ZAREMBERG
President, California Chamber of Commerce

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