From City Councilmember Kalb
Proposed Ballot summary/question for Fair Election Act:
FURTHER RESOLVED: That each ballot used at the November 8, 2022 election shall have printed, in addition to any other matter required by law, the following:
Ordinance Expanding Resident Participation in Election Campaigns by Enabling Resident Allocation of Public Financing for Election Campaigns and Charter Amendment Authorizing Public Ethics Commission Budget and Staffing Increases to Manage the Public Financing
Measure __.
Shall the Measure amending the Oakland Municipal Code and City Charter to require greater transparency in candidate election campaigns, establish a resident public financing for program to broaden participation in candidate election campaigns, lower campaign contributions limits, increase transparency regarding independent spending in City elections, further restrict former city officials from acting as lobbyists, and provide additional resources to the Public Ethics Commission for implementation be adopted?
[note: FINAL QUESTION SUBJECT TO CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAL]