Orange County, California, Ethics Commision Establishment, Measure A (June 2016)

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Measure A: Orange County Ethics Commission Establishment

The basics
Election date:
June 7, 2016
Status:
a Approved
Topic:
Local elections and campaigns
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Orange County, California

A measure to establish a campaign finance and ethics commission was on the ballot for Orange County voters in Orange County, California, on June 7, 2016. It was approved.

| A yes vote was a vote in favor of establishing a campaign finance and ethics commission.

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| A no vote was a vote against establishing a campaign finance and ethics commission.

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## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Text of measure
* 2.1 Ballot question
* 2.2 Impartial analysis
* 2.3 Full text
* 3 Path to the ballot
* 4 Recent news
* 5 See also
* 6 External links
* 7 Footnotes

## Election results

Orange County, Measure A

Result| Votes| Percentage
a Yes|  400,470|  69.59%
No| 174,999| 30.41%

Election results from Orange County Elections Office

## Text of measure[edit]

### Ballot question[edit]

The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]

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Shall the Ordinance amending the County Charter to establish the Campaign Finance and Ethics Commission to provide administrative oversight and enforcement of the Orange County Campaign Reform Ordinance and County ethics ordinances and amending the Orange County Campaign Reform Ordinance to remove unlawful provisions, allow for establishing an additional campaign bank account, under specified circumstances and repeal provisions pertaining to civil enforcement by the California Fair Political Practices Commission be adopted?[2]

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### Impartial analysis[edit]

The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Orange County Counsel:

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This measure, placed on the ballot by the Board of Supervisors, amends the County Charter, and authorizes the Board to establish a Campaign Finance and Ethics Commission (“Commission”).

This measure adds the Campaign Finance and Ethics Commission Ordinance (“Ethics Commission Ordinance”), which establishes a fivemember Commission to provide administrative oversight of the Orange County Campaign Reform Ordinance (“Campaign Ordinance”) and the County ordinances regulating lobbyists, gifts and certain provisions of the County Code of Ethics (collectively, “Ethics and Campaign Ordinances”).

This measure establishes an administrative hearing process for alleged violations of the Ethics and Campaign Ordinances. This measure provides for the appointment of an Executive Director to the Commission, who is tasked with civil enforcement of these ordinances. The Executive Director will investigate alleged violations of these ordinances upon receipt of a written complaint. Under the measure, the Commission will serve as the appellate body for administrative hearing decisions and is required to report annually to the Board of Supervisors.

Under the measure, the Executive Director of the Commission may be delegated subpoena power for campaign account bank records, and both hearing officers and the Commission Chair may be delegated subpoena power to compel the attendance of persons and things.

This measure also requires the Executive Director to obtain copies of campaign statements and maintain an independent tracking system of campaign contributions.

The 1992 voter approved Campaign Ordinance regulates campaign activity of elected County officials and candidates for those offices. This measure clarifies that contribution limits apply to Elective County Officers (“Officers”) and County Candidates (“Candidates”). This measure removes provisions regarding spousal contribution aggregation and the intra-candidate transfer prohibition, which have been found unenforceable by federal courts and the California Attorney General.

The measure authorizes Candidates and Officers to establish a campaign bank account for another office so long as the first account is closed within 60 days of establishing the second. The measure specifies that certain intra-candidate transfers are aggregated and subject to contribution limits.

This measure repeals the voter approved provision authorizing the California Fair Practices Commission (FPPC) as civil enforcement prosecutor of the Campaign Ordinance. This measure also allows Candidates and Officers to establish a separate legal defense fund as authorized under California law.

This measure would authorize the Board of Supervisors to make non-substantive changes to the Campaign Ordinance and Ethics Commission Ordinance by a majority vote and substantive changes furthering the purpose of these ordinances by a four-fifths vote.

A “yes” vote is a vote to amend the County Charter and the Orange County Campaign Reform Ordinance, and to establish the Campaign Finance and Ethics Commission.

A “no” vote is a vote to not amend the County Charter and the Orange County Campaign Reform Ordinance and not establish the Campaign Finance and Ethics Commission. [2]

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—Orange County Counsel[3]

### Full text[edit]

The full text of the measure is available here.

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Orange County, California.

## Recent news[edit]

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Orange County Local elections and campaigns. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

Orange County, California, Ethics Commision Establishment, Measure A (June 2016) - Google News

## See also[edit]

Local measures

* Local measures in 2016
* Local elections and campaigns on the ballot
* Local government transparency on the ballot
* Orange County measures

California

* June 7, 2016 measures in California
* Local ballot measures, California
* Orange County, California

News and analysis

* State and local preemption conflicts
* Measures advancing national agendas

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## External links[edit]

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* Orange County Elections Office website

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Sample Ballot," accessed May 27, 2016
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
3. ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Impartial Analysis County of Orange Measure A," accessed May 27, 2016

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