Grassroots 501c4 for Fair Elections & Clean Government. Sponsor of SB42 CA Fair Elections Act to allow public financing of campaigns + DISCLOSEActs: AB1416 SB1360 AB249 SB47 AB201
π¨ Big news for Fair Elections in California! π¨
Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov just endorsed #SB42 β our bill w/@senatorumberg.bsky.socialβ¬ to legalize public funding of campaigns everywhere in CA. Big momentum to strengthen democracy!
πΊ Watch his 1 minute message: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg7i...
VOTE YES ON PROP 4! The amount of money in politics is outrageous and is corrupting democracy. Prop 4 lets communities change the way we finance campaigns so elections are won, not bought! #YESOnProp4
ADD YOUR NAME to support Fair Elections & help it pass!
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The amount of money in politics is outrageous and is corrupting our democracy. Prop 4 lets California communities change the way we finance campaigns so elections are won, not bought! Vote YES on Prop 4.
ADD YOUR NAME to help it pass!
actionnetwork.org/forms/yeson4...#YesOnProp4
Californiaβs Proposition 4 would let the state enact public campaign financing programs, giving candidates the chance to run competitive campaigns without depending on large donors. bit.ly/47fVe9M
Public campaign financing keeps candidates accountable to the PEOPLE instead of to their big donors sponsoring their cash flow. And California is the ONLY state that bans it.
π£ Keep your friends and family informed by sharing β‘οΈ CourageVoterGuide.org and voting YES on Prop. 4 β this November 3rd.
What is #prop4 on the California ballot, and why does it matter π€?
The current playing field for political candidates looks like this:
β¬οΈπ°Big money = higher chance to win
β¬οΈπ°Not so much money = not likely to win.
In 1988, California banned public financing of elections β one of the best methods to counter the power of Big Money.
Voters can restore it this November by voting YES on Prop 4.
Watch.
More good news! @governor.ca.gov signed my campaign finance transparency legislation, which updates Californiaβs campaign disclosure rules to provide more clarity regarding who is paying for political advertisements.
VOTE "YES" ON PROP 4!
This does one simple thing - it lifts the ban on publicly funded campaigns. California is the ONLY state that has this ban! Prop 4 does not institute any system - it merely allows citizens to go this route - if they CHOOSE!
#cafairelections#yesonprop4
I'm attending the LA County Campaign Kickoff & Rally for #Yeson4, the California Fair Elections Act. Help us lift the ban on public financing of campaigns so elections are won, not bought!
RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/prop4...
I'm attending the LA County Campaign Kickoff & Rally for #Yeson4, the California Fair Elections Act. Help us lift the ban on public financing of campaigns so elections are won, not bought!
RSVP here: bit.ly/prop4-kickof...
Breaking: Kalshi gave Becerraβs gubernatorial campaign $39,200 just days before the primary, while giving the former attorney general a three-in-four chance of winning the office. cal.news/4dXLFPA
πΈ Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
Big News! Our new disclosure bill authored by @senmcnerney.bsky.social, #SB900 the Print Ads DISCLOSE Act, passed its first committee vote, 5-0!
SB 900 will make it much easier to see the top funders on political mailers, billboards, and other print ads.
NEW: The California Senate Elections Committee today unanimously approved my campaign finance reform legislation, SB 900.
Big thanks to @caclean.org and the California State Outdoor Advertising Association for sponsoring SB 900.
A huge thanks to @senmcnerney.bsky.social for authoring #SB900, the Print Ads DISCLOSE Act, to make the top funders easier to see on political mailers, billboards, banners, and other print ads!
SB 900, the Print Ads DISCLOSE Act, updates and strengthens Californiaβs campaign disclosure rules to provide more transparency and clarity regarding who is paying for political advertisements.
More on the bill here --> sd05.senate.ca.gov/news/sen-mcn...
NEW: The California Senate Elections Committee today unanimously approved my campaign finance reform legislation, SB 900.
Big thanks to @caclean.org and the California State Outdoor Advertising Association for sponsoring SB 900.
It is very clear our voting rights and the mechnisms for counting our votes are under attack from many directions. The open-soure, paper-ballot voting system is one way for us to counter attack. Kudos to Clean Money and Trent Lange for getting out front on this action!
This is by far one of the most important processes that needs to be implemented to save our Democracy, especially when so many #oligarch maniac's are looking to use AI to destroy our right to vote.
My @calmatters.org piece: Scandals (Smartmatic bribery + Dominion rebrand as Liberty Vote) show proprietary corporate-controlled voting systems are failing trust. CA can lead by easing certification of transparent open-source paper ballot systems.
Full op-ed: calmatters.org/commentary/2...
Voters deserve election technology thatβs transparent & accountable β not secret software controlled by multinational voting machine corporations.
Our @calmatters.org opβed explains why California must make it easier to certify openβsource, paperβballot voting systems as an alternative. π§΅
Opinion | By supporting legislation that makes it easier to certify open source voting alternatives, Newsom can strengthen our faith in elections by protecting vote counting from even the appearance of partisanship or moneyed influence... bit.ly/4kQKEvW
π Trent Lange
πΈ Jules Hotz
"Open-source voting systems use source code that is publicly available, so government jurisdictions and independent experts can verify that the software counts votes impartially and accurately."
β California can lead on this β
"Thatβs where leadership from Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislatureβs budget committees is essential.
For about $1 million... California could save taxpayers many times more and gain a more transparent, secure, publicly owned voting system."
Full-oped: calmatters.org/commentary/2...
Voters deserve election technology thatβs transparent & accountable β not secret software controlled by multinational voting machine corporations.
Our @calmatters.org opβed explains why California must make it easier to certify openβsource, paperβballot voting systems as an alternative. π§΅
Opinion | By supporting legislation that makes it easier to certify open source voting alternatives, Newsom can strengthen our faith in elections by protecting vote counting from even the appearance of partisanship or moneyed influence... bit.ly/4kQKEvW
π Trent Lange
πΈ Jules Hotz
"The companyβs press release used language championed by the pro-Trump βelection integrityβ community..."
This bipartisan erosion of trust shows why we can't keep relying on proprietary black-box systems controlled by corporations.
β But there is a better way β
"Fortunately, thereβs a better way. Unlike the secret inner workings of these proprietary systems, there are open source voting systems that are cheaper, more transparent and more secure."
β Public code changes everything β
Voters deserve election technology thatβs transparent & accountable β not secret software controlled by multinational voting machine corporations.
Our @calmatters.org opβed explains why California must make it easier to certify openβsource, paperβballot voting systems as an alternative. π§΅
Opinion | By supporting legislation that makes it easier to certify open source voting alternatives, Newsom can strengthen our faith in elections by protecting vote counting from even the appearance of partisanship or moneyed influence... bit.ly/4kQKEvW
π Trent Lange
πΈ Jules Hotz
"Consider the multinational voting machine corporation Smartmatic. Federal prosecutors have alleged that Smartmatic maintained a secret βslush fundβ for bribing foreign officials, funded in part from its Los Angeles County contract..."
β Now look at Dominion β
"Now consider another multinational corporation, Dominion, whose machines count more than a quarter of all U.S. ballots. A Republican former election official recently bought Dominion and rebranded it with the right-wing sounding name βLiberty Vote.β
β The rebrand's messaging is telling β
Voters deserve election technology thatβs transparent & accountable β not secret software controlled by multinational voting machine corporations.
Our @calmatters.org opβed explains why California must make it easier to certify openβsource, paperβballot voting systems as an alternative. π§΅
Opinion | By supporting legislation that makes it easier to certify open source voting alternatives, Newsom can strengthen our faith in elections by protecting vote counting from even the appearance of partisanship or moneyed influence... bit.ly/4kQKEvW
π Trent Lange
πΈ Jules Hotz
"Two scandals exposing the cozy relationship between multinational voting machine corporations and the obscure officials who decide how our votes are counted may prove him right..."
β First: Smartmatic β
Opinion | By supporting legislation that makes it easier to certify open source voting alternatives, Newsom can strengthen our faith in elections by protecting vote counting from even the appearance of partisanship or moneyed influence... bit.ly/4kQKEvW
π Trent Lange
πΈ Jules Hotz
π¨BIG NEWS: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social just signed legislation putting public financing of elections on the 2026 ballot of the largest state in America.
Public financing of campaigns was - by far - the most significant factor in @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's ascent. Nothing else even comes close.
Thank you @governor.ca.gov@gavinnewsom.bsky.social for signing #SB42 to put the California Fair Elections Act on the ballot! Passing it will legalize public financing of campaigns to empower voters β not billionaires! SIGN: bit.ly/sign-sb42-7
Thank you @governor.ca.gov@gavinnewsom.bsky.social for signing #SB42 to put the California Fair Elections Act on the ballot! Passing it will legalize public financing of campaigns to empower voters β not billionaires! SIGN: bit.ly/sign-sb42-7
Thank you @governor.ca.gov@gavinnewsom.bsky.social for signing #SB42 to put the California Fair Elections Act on the ballot! Passing it will legalize public financing of campaigns to empower voters β not billionaires! SIGN: bit.ly/sign-sb42-7
Thank you @governor.ca.gov@gavinnewsom.bsky.social for signing #SB42 to put the California Fair Elections Act on the ballot! Passing it will legalize public financing of campaigns to empower voters β not billionaires! SIGN: bit.ly/sign-sb42-7
Thank you @governor.ca.gov@gavinnewsom.bsky.social for signing #SB42 to put the California Fair Elections Act on the ballot! Passing it will legalize public financing of campaigns to empower voters β not billionaires! SIGN: bit.ly/sign-sb42-7
Thank you @governor.ca.gov@gavinnewsom.bsky.social for signing #SB42 to put the California Fair Elections Act on the ballot! Passing it will legalize public financing of campaigns to empower voters β not billionaires! SIGN: bit.ly/sign-sb42-7
Thank you @governor.ca.gov@gavinnewsom.bsky.social for signing #SB42 to put the California Fair Elections Act on the ballot! Passing it will legalize public financing of campaigns to empower voters β not billionaires! SIGN: bit.ly/sign-sb42-7
Thank you @governor.ca.gov@gavinnewsom.bsky.social for signing #SB42 to put the California Fair Elections Act on the ballot! Passing it will legalize public financing of campaigns to empower voters β not billionaires! SIGN: bit.ly/sign-sb42-7
Thank you @governor.ca.gov@gavinnewsom.bsky.social for signing #SB42 to put the California Fair Elections Act on the ballot! Passing it will legalize public financing of campaigns to empower voters β not billionaires! SIGN: bit.ly/sign-sb42-7
Thank you @governor.ca.gov@gavinnewsom.bsky.social for signing #SB42 to put the California Fair Elections Act on the ballot! Passing it will legalize public financing of campaigns to empower voters β not billionaires! SIGN: bit.ly/sign-sb42-7
Thank you @governor.ca.gov@gavinnewsom.bsky.social for signing #SB42 to put the California Fair Elections Act on the ballot! Passing it will legalize public financing of campaigns to empower voters β not billionaires! SIGN: bit.ly/sign-sb42-7
Public financing of elections is an essential part of the solution to this autocratic moment. Grateful to Governor Newsom for doing the right thing and signing #SB42
Today, I'm signing legislationΒ to safeguard our elections and the voice of every voter.
It's now illegal to use contests or payments to get people to register to vote.
And in the 2026 election, voters have the chance to repeal our state's ban on the public financing of elections.
@governor.ca.gov@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: Please sign #SB42, the California Fair Elections Act β to strengthen our democracy by legalizing public financing of campaigns everywhere in California and empowering voters!
@governor.ca.gov@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: Please sign #SB42, the California Fair Elections Act β to strengthen our democracy by legalizing public financing of campaigns everywhere in California and empowering voters! We fight Nationally to pass #Prop50 and you sign #SB42, it is a good trade!
@governor.ca.gov@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: Please sign #SB42, the California Fair Elections Act β to strengthen our democracy by legalizing public financing of campaigns everywhere in California and empowering voters!
@CAgovernor @GavinNewsom : Please sign #SB42 the California Fair Elections Act by @SenatorUmberg @BenAllenCA & @SenCervantes β to strengthen our democracy by legalizing public financing of campaigns everywhere in California to empower voters!