Posted by Matt Rexroad at 12:00 am on Oct 15, 2008 Comments Off on Legal but wrong
When I served as the Mayor of Woodland I attempted to get an
ordinance passed that would have prevented "public education"
campaigns with city funds for any issue pending on the ballot
during the sixty days prior to the election. I could not even
get a second for my motion.
What happens is that a government entity really wants a bond,
parcel tax or other revenue increase to pass a vote of the
electorate. In an attempt to "educate" the electorate they
send out mail, e-mails, do forums or other things to tell the
electorate all the good things that will happen if the measure
passes.
I think this is wrong. It is legal but wrong. All of
these efforts don’t directly advocate for the passage or defeat of
the measure — they just provide information.
Today I got an e-mail from the High Speed Rail Commission.
Here is the link so you can get all the good information
too. It does not advocate for the passage of Prop 1A or
even mention it but it certainly tells me all the good things that
come with high speed rail.
As we… Read More