Legal Opinion
Watson v. Fair Political Practices Commission
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 2, 1990No. Docket Nos. B042250, B041680PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COMPTON, Acting P. J.
In two separate actions, plaintiffs, consisting of several state legislators, their constituents, and other elected officials, initiated suit against the Rules Committee of the California State Senate and the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), challenging the constitutionality of one portion of an initiative measure dealing with political reform, Proposition 73, adopted at the June 1988 primary election.
Article IV, section 3 of that measure amended Government Code 1 section 89001 to read as follows: “No newsletter or other mass mailing shall be sent at…
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