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2 FPPC OPINIONS 127 BEFORE THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION In the :Iatter of: Opinion regoestcd by: Janet K. Adams, President, i California Coastal Alliance, Inc. NO . 75-173 August 3, 1976 BY THE CO,~I~lISSIO!:: We have been asked the following questions by Janet K. Adams, Presid2nt of California Coastal Alliance, Inc.: 1. May a registered lob!oyist endorse, solicit the enilorren=nt oi others, sclrcrt volunteers and solicit nene;;il suppo~n fcr a nenber of rhe Legislature running for local non- partisan office? 2. rlay a reglsterwI lohhvlst sign a letter aooressed and mailed to the? members of the lob%yist's OrganAzation if the costs of the mailing are palo for by the candidate's campaign committee? 3. V!hat precisely may 11s. Adams, as an organization officer and a lobbyist, do on tehalf of such a candidate within the scope of the Political Reform Act? A lobbyist may perform volunteer personal services on behalf of an elected state officer who is campaigning for elec...

-I ,.. 1 FPPC OPiNIONS 65) . -_ -- BEFORE THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION In the Matter of: 1 Opinion requested by .I 1 No. 75-064 John H. Augustine 1 July 2, 1975 Union Oil Company of California 1 1 BY THE COMMISSION: We have been asked the following question by John H. Augustine of the Union Oil Company of California: The Union 311 Company of California qualified as a "com- mittee" under Section 82013 of the Political Reform Act. Be- cause of the travel requiremetns of the Union Oil treasurer, Union Oil would prefer to designate someone other than the treasurer to authorize expenditures. Is it necessary for the treasurer of Union Oil to sign reports required under the Political Reform Act of 1974? . CONCLUSION l/There is no requirement under Government Code Section 84100- that the corporate treasurer of Union Oil must sign and verify reports required to be filed in behalf of the Company as a campaign committee. , ANALYSIS A committee supporting or opposing a can...

opm~on requested oy DavLd R. Sac., nunxrpal Court Judqe, San F.afaeL I 1. ) .' NO. 77-011 Hay I., L979 BY TdE COt4HISSION: We nave been asxed by Judge Davra 3aty, a ]udqe of :he Harm County Hunlcrpal Cocz, wnethec cer;arn business entltres u't whxn ne has Lnvesc- .nencs are domq aus.Lness wL:hrn nls ]urLscLctLon so as io malce chose xveszents alsclosable on nLs Statement ol sconomx Incsres:s iiled ?ursuanc to tne Policscal Reform XCC. Juaqe dacy has rnvesizIen:s Ln three hew '!OrK 5COCK 2cnanqe frcms, an 011 czmqany, a wooer company and a Jhar- maceutxal company. Eacn ilrm 1s neaaguartereo outsxe of Ca1LiornL.a i)at has manuiacturrnq or aLs:rrbutLon tacklLtLes Ln me scace. The ?roouc~s proauced by each of cne cnree :Lrxi are sOlO c~rouqhou~ tile stdce on 3 reqular oasis. CONCLUSION Judge Baty mus: dLscLose hi.; Lnness'enns in ihe o~i company, :ne ruooe: company an0 :.-ie pnanaceutLca1 com- ?any LE hLS Lnves-aenc Ln each flzn 1s valued aC lPore xan ~L.000. ANALYSTS Goverrua...

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1 FPPC OPINIOUS 37 BEFORE THE FAIR POLITICAL PRXTICES COX?lISSION In the Matter of: Opinion rcqucstcd by . Joe Blenkle j' Western Fairs Association ) ) No. 75-023 June 16, 1975 BY THE COMKISSION: Vie have been asked the follo::ing question by Joe Blenkle, General Manager of the Western Fairs Association: 2 Western Fairs Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of fairs in the fields of education, fine arts, performing arts, agriculture and many other facets of Callfornla life. FOT ~1 number of years, LIestern r'errr, Association has distributed "lifetime credentials" to dlrcctors Of fa*rs, legislators and other elective offlclals I:~thrn California. Average OChlSSlOR to a fair 1s $1.22. Aspr0>:1- mately 75 fairs charge gate admission. . Western Fairs Association itself is not the ccploycr of any lobbyists, but its General I:anager and Executive Secretary arc registered as lobbyists for Californians for Fairs, Jnc., a subsidiary organization which is s...

- .---we BEFORE THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES CO>tilISSION In the Platter of: No. 75-056 Opinion requested by j August 7, 1975 Gilbert H. Boreman, Registrar of Voters ) City and County of San Frincisco 1 BY TRE COIW!ISSIOX: We have been asked the follor;ing qces- tions by Gilbert H. Boreman, Registrar of Voters for the Cit;y and - COUIlty of San Francisco: \ The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides that every cnndi- date for certain state and local offices "file with his Declaration of Candidacy, a statement disclosing his investments and.his interests in real property." (11 If a candidate arrives at our office on the last day to file his Declaration of Candidacy but dots not have his Statement of Economic Inter- ests, should the Registrar of Voters refuse to accept the Declaration of Candidacy on tne grounds that the candidate has failed to comply with the full provisrons of Section 67201 of the Act? (2) Pursuant to the San Francrsco Charter, closing time for the office is 5:...

5 FPPC OPINIONS 14 BEFORE THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION In the Matter of: Oprnlon requested by: ) Douglas Buchanan, 1 Attorney, Bishop No. 78-013 May 1, 1979 BY THE COMMISSION: Douglas Buchanan, attorney for Roger Gladden, has asked a questlon based upon the followng facts: The Elections Code provides that If no candidate receives a ma3orrty of votes in a supervrsorlal primary election, the two candidates with the most votes go on the ballot in the general electron and the remalndec of the candidates are ellmlnated. Elections Code Section 6612. However, Lf one candidate receives the most votes and ti~o candidates tie for the second highest number of votes, all three candidates are placed on the general electron ballot. Id. - Glidden was a candidate in the June 1978 primary election for supervrsor rn Inyo County. In that election, one candidate had a plurality but not a ma]ority of votes. Nr. Glrdden tied with Maurice Jacobson for second. Pursuant to Electrons Code Sect...

2 FFFC @I'CKIO‘.S 17 In the matter of: 0~1"10" req1,csted bl' No. 75-161 Donald Gurclaga, Treasurer 1 F.&r-wry 3, 1376 The Frlcnds of Ale,: V. Ga.rcla ) ) BY THE COI.DIISSIO!J: b!e have been as'-ed the follo,.:lr?: question by Donald Burclaga, Treasurer for The Friends of Alex V. Garcia: As 2art of his campaign for- electlon to the Los I.ngeles City Cou~~cll from the 14th Dlstrlct, Alex V. Garcia malled the voters a letter- ei.presslng his vlcrls on public lssuec ranglrq from educatloq to transportation. A serifs of coupon< from local mer- chants entltllng Chc holders to discounts vhcn purchasing goods or scrvicc'7 1:ere 1nclucled w1ti- each 1etLer. In addltlon, If a con- ,sumer IIICICC his n,,nc, address and telephone n#uvber or! the co,in~n and prcscntcd It to a merchant in colncct>on !,lth a purchase, hc became ellgjblc to win a color televlslon set. The addresses and telephone numbers, on the completed collpons allotted member-s of CP,I- dldate Garcia's campaign staff to make foll...

. . . 6 _ 1 FPPC OPINIONS 28 BEFORE THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION s- In the Matter of: Opinion requested by California Labor Federation, i AFL-CIO ) No. 75-004 June 18, 1975 BY THE COMMISSION: We have been asked the following questions by Charles Scully, General Counsel of the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO ("the Federation"): 1. If both officers and members of the staff of the Federation are lobbyists, may the Federa- tion, through its standing committee on political education, engage in its traditional political activities? r- i 2. If the three salaried officers of the Federation, namely, the President, the Secretary-Treasurer and the General Vice President, are lobbyists, ' may the Federatlon, through its standing committee- on political education, engage in its traditional political activities? 3. If members of the Executive Council of the Federa- tion are lobbyists, may the Federation, through its standing committee on political education, engage...

1 FPPC OPINIONS ;16 BEFORE THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COlPlISSION In the Ilatter of: Opinion requested b;* Mr. John Carson Nilsson , Robbins, I Bissell, Dalgarn and Eerliner ) 1 No. 75-031 July 2, 1375 BY THC CO~iMISSION: We have been asked the follo:.ing questrons by id. John Carson of Nilsson, Robbins, Bissell, Dalgarn and Berliner. . plembcrs of the law firm are engaged in the practice of trademark la:/. In the course of this legal practice, the) have occasion to make acplication to the Trademarks Di‘!ision of the California SecretariT of State's Office in crder to ostain trademark registration for clien',s. Occos~~.~al:,, tnis entails contact by telephone or letter !/ith various staff mentars in the Trademark D1vlsion concerning trademark applications, registerability of trademarks, and other matters. Are members of this firm classified as lcbbyists under the Political Reform Act? Arc the> engaged in influencing quasi-legislative admlnistracive action? The contacts beti...