Topic - Fair Political Practices Commission

The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) of California investigates alleged violations of the Political Reform Act and is similar to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). It was created by California Proposition 9 in the June 1974 elections, known as the Political Reform Act of 1974, which: - Source: Wikipedia

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FILE - In this May 26, 2005 file photo Assembly members Keith Richman, R-Chatsworth, left, and Joe Canciamilla, D-Pittsburg, confer during a debate at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Canciamilla, has been ordered to pay $150,000 in fines after an audit by the state's campaign ethics watchdog found he spent political contributions on a vacation in Asia, personal plane tickets and remodeling his vacation home in Hawaii. The Mercury News of San Jose reports that the Fair Political Practices Commission found Canciamilla violated campaign finance laws more than 30 times and used $130,529 in campaign funds from 2011 to 2015, and falsified state filings to cover it up. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,File)

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FILE -- In this June 15, 2017 file photo state Sen. Josh Newman, D-Fullerton, urges lawmakers to approve a measure to change the rules governing recall elections, at the Capitol, in Sacramento, Calif. Records show that an attorney for Senate Democrats spoke behind the scenes with Fair Political Practices Commission member Brian Hatch before the commission voted change a longstanding rule that restricts how much money Newman can raise from fellow lawmakers to fight a recall.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

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In this photo taken Monday, March 7, 2016, former Assembly Speaker and Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante greets Assemblyman Anthony Rendon, D-Paramount before Rendon was sworn-in as the new Assembly Speaker in Sacramento, Calif. The Fair Political Practices Commission plans to vote Thursday, March 17 on changing a regulation that allows people to avoid identifying themselves as lobbyists by accompanying other lobbyists to Capitol meetings. A two-year FPPC investigation found that Bustamante, a Democrat, did not violate the rule when he lobbied after leaving office and did not report his activities. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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