Legal Opinion
Center for Public Interest Law v. Fair Political Practices Commission
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 30, 1989No. D008786PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TODD, J.
The Center for Public Interest Law and Assemblyman John Vasconcellos (collectively, the Center) have petitioned for a writ of mandamus by which they seek to set aside a formal opinion of the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC). The FPPC opinion found certain provisions of the “Campaign Spending Limits Act of 1986" 1 ,Proposition 68 on the June 1988 ballot, ineffective because they conflict with the “Campaign Contribution Limits Without Taxpayer Financing Amendments to the Political Reform Act,” 2 Proposition 73 on the June 1988 ballot. 3 As will be seen, the provisions…
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