SF mayoral candidate Mark Farrell has continued a practice that his opponents say amounts to skirting campaign finance limits.
San Francisco mayoral candidate Mark Farrell has continued a practice that his opponents say amounts to skirting campaign finance limits: He has pooled $160,895 in expenses between his mayoral race and a ballot measure he is backing.
The fundraising mechanism has drawn scrutiny from at least two of Farrell’s opponents, both of whom independently used the same description: Money laundering. This is in addition some smaller expenses and $57,415 in previously reported shared expenses, meaning that from the beginning of June through mid-July his two campaigns shared $160,895 in expenses.,” to help pass the ballot measure to reduce reform the number of city’s commissions and bolster mayoral powers. The measure wasand raised a total of $968,640 as of July 22.
The ballot measure committee, for instance, can put out TV ads featuring Farrell speaking about his life and background as long as he does not mention his mayoral race. Thousands of voters then get to meet and learn about the candidate, even though all the expenses come from a fund with no contribution caps.
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