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Cameron's note sent me off to do some research. <br>
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Here is the actual text of the bill that will be on the ballot: Note,
in all of the following, we are only dealing with the Secretary of
State Elections in 2014 and 2018... sort of a test case before doing
more. <br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">(b) For eligible candidates in a general
election:<br>
(1) The base amount of Fair Elections funding for a
performance-qualified<br>
candidate in a general, special, or special runoff election is one
million three<br>
hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000).<br>
(2) The amount of Fair Elections funding for an eligible qualified<br>
candidate in a contested general election is 25 percent of the base
amount<br>
a performance-qualified candidate would receive.</blockquote>
So, Cameron is correnct in that Dems would receive 4 X what a Green
would receive if the Green candidate were not "performance-qualified."
<br>
<br>
So, what is the definition of being "performance-qualified"? (I am
going to cut and paste just a few key items so that you get the point. <br>
<br>
OK.. this gets a bit more complex as you go thorough it all. <br>
<br>
First, there are "office qualified" candidates. <br>
To become "office-qualified" you must do <b>ALL</b> of the following:<br>
<blockquote type="cite">1. The candidate files a declaration with the
commission that the<br>
candidate has complied and will comply with all of the requirements of
this<br>
act,....</blockquote>
and<br>
<blockquote type="cite">2. The office-qualified candidate shall collect
at least 7,500 qualifying<br>
contributions. ($5 per contribution).</blockquote>
and some more administrative provisions to be followed. <br>
<br>
Then for the performance qualification???<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">A qualified candidate shall collect at least
one-half of the<br>
number of qualifying contributions as required for an office-qualified<br>
candidate for the same office. A qualified candidate may show a greater<br>
base of support by collecting double the amount of qualifying
contributions<br>
as required for an office-qualified candidate to become a<br>
performance-qualified candidate.</blockquote>
<br>
<br>
There are a few other wrinkles, including one on getting the word out
that you really need these contributions. That is called "seed money".
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<br>
<blockquote type="cite">(b) A seed money contribution shall not exceed
one hundred dollars<br>
($100) per donor, and the aggregate amount of seed money contributions<br>
accepted by a candidate seeking to become eligible for Fair Elections
funding<br>
shall not exceed seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000).</blockquote>
In 2006, Debra Bowen spend $1.4 Million plus on her campaign for
Secretary of State. Compare that to the $1.3 limit imposed here. BTW:
Republican Bruce McPherson spent <br>
$2.3 Million and Green Forrest Hill spend $35 K. <br>
<br>
So, a real question is raised: Forrest Hill garnered 9,246 votes in
Santa Clara County. If each of those were to contribute $5 we could
have an office qualified candidate for Sec. of State in 2014. <br>
<br>
So, how well organized can we be? Can we make 15,000? I really don't
know.<br>
<br>
One of my points is that we need to do the real work and real analysis
on every one of these decisions before making them. This much took me
about 15 minutes. <br>
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