San Diego 市议员提出竞选财务改革包 筹款窗口拟限于初选前一年
San Diego——位于加州圣迭戈县的San Diego市，San Diego 市议员 Sean Elo-Rivera 10月14日在市政厅外举行记者会，提出一套竞选财务改革方案，目标是加强披露要求并限制竞选筹款。他代表第九选区。Elo-Rivera 说，这套方案的理念很简单：San Diego 应该为 San Diego 人工作，而不是为花钱影响市政厅和选举最多的人工作。
方案包含两项提案。第一项是条例草案，将竞选筹款限制在大选初选前一年内，即候选人或其委员会在这一窗口开启前不得募集或接受捐款。第二项提案修订市政法规，包括要求披露候选人在正式宣布参选之前，由他人代为筹集或花费的资金。Elo-Rivera 指出，特殊利益方可以在候选人宣布参选前投入不限量资金为其造势造名，按现行规则这类支出难以追踪。
他说，市政厅不应该维持一场无休止的筹款循环，这套提案设定一条明确的起跑线。两项提案后续须经市议会程序审议，尚未生效。
信息来源：10月14日 San Diego 市政厅记者会报道
San Diego Councilmember Proposes Campaign Finance Reforms Limiting Fundraising Window
SAN DIEGO — San Diego is a city in San Diego County, California. San Diego City Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera, who represents District 9, announced a package of campaign finance reforms at a press conference outside City Hall on Wednesday, October 14, aimed at stronger disclosure requirements and limits on campaign fundraising. 'The idea is simple: San Diego should work for San Diegans, not for whoever has the most money to spend influencing City Hall and our elections,' Elo-Rivera said.
The first of two proposals is an ordinance that would limit campaign fundraising to one year before the primary election, meaning a candidate or their committee could not solicit or accept donations before that window opens. The second proposal would update the municipal code, including requiring disclosure of money raised or spent on a candidate's behalf before they were a declared candidate. Elo-Rivera said special interests can spend unlimited amounts bolstering a soon-to-be candidate's profile before they declare, spending his proposal would bring into the light.
'City Hall should not exist to maintain one endless fundraising cycle,' he said, adding that the proposal sets one clear starting line. The measures still face the City Council process and are not yet in effect.
(Source: Reporting on the October 14 City Hall press conference)
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