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Measure SC: School board campaign rules

Campaign Finance Rules Related to Board of Education Elections

Charter Amendment. A change to the Los Angeles City Charter, the city's basic set of rules. Only voters who live inside the Los Angeles Unified School District see this measure.

In plain English

Measure SC changes the campaign money rules for Los Angeles Unified School District school board candidates. Today, the City Charter has a separate section of these rules. Measure SC would remove the repeated rules from that section, and school board candidates would follow the rules for Mayor candidates instead. These include donation limits, reports on money raised and spent, time windows for raising and spending money, and audits and enforcement by the City Ethics Commission. Candidates could still spend unlimited amounts of their own money. Some Mayor rules would not apply, such as limits on donations from City contractors and lobbyists, and public matching funds (money from the City for campaigns). The City Council could add limits or exceptions by passing a city law. The City expects no cost.

A YES VOTE MEANS

You want to remove repetitive language from the Charter, clarify the campaign finance rules for Board of Education candidates, and allow the City Council to adopt additional changes by ordinance.

A NO VOTE MEANS

You do not want to remove repetitive language from the Charter, clarify the campaign finance rules for Board of Education candidates, or allow the City Council to adopt additional changes by ordinance.

Official text in English. Get official election materials in Spanish from LA County.

Source: official voter guide

Official ballot label

The exact words on your ballot. Tap to read.
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CAMPAIGN FINANCE RULES RELATED TO BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTIONS. CHARTER AMENDMENT SC. Shall the Los Angeles City Charter be amended to clarify the campaign finance rules for Board of Education elections and allow for changes by ordinance?
Source: LA County Registrar, measures on the ballot

Official text in English. Get official election materials in Spanish from LA County.

Official arguments

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Argument for

Signed by:

  • Adrin Nazarian, Los Angeles City Councilmember, District 2
  • Nick Melvoin, LAUSD Board Member
  • Diego Andrades, Former Charter Reform Commissioner
  • California Common Cause
  • League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles

Argument against

No argument against was filed.

The City Clerk notes that titles are for identification only and do not mean the person signed for the organization.

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9 groups

Business

3 groups

Civic and good government

1 group

Issue and advocacy groups

3 groups

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