2017 Ventura County Ordinance 4510 Implementing Campaign Finance Reforms

The Ventura County Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance helps the individual voter by reducing the potential influence, and the appearance of influence, resulting from large campaign contributions to candidates, committees supporting candidates, or independent expenditure committees. This act promotes the integrity of the process of electing Ventura County candidates and the integrity of Ventura County Government. This ordinance mandates the timely release of campaign finance information, and mandates that all candidates for County elected officials, candidate controlled committees, and independent expenditure committees raising or expending at least $1,000 file campaign statements with the County Clerk Elections Division.