The law, requiring office holders to recuse themselves from votes involving campaign contributors of more than $250, may be the “most important political reform of the last 50 years,” c…
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge has rejected a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of an anti-pay-to-play law prohibiting elected officials from voting on matters involving the people and companies who contribute to their campaigns.
Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Orinda, co-authored the bipartisan bill with Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Victorville. Glazer called the judge’s decision a “home run ruling for those that want to end pay-to-play practices in our local governments.” Striking down the law would go against the “will of the people,” said Jonathan Mehta Stein, executive director of California Common Cause.
The coalition of business associations expressed disappointment in a joint statement, calling the law hypocritically for excluding state legislators and labor groups from the limitations.
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